''Phyllobacterium myrsinacearum'' is a

Gram-negative Gram-negative bacteria are bacteria that do not retain the crystal violet stain used in the Gram staining method of bacterial differentiation. They are characterized by their cell envelopes, which are composed of a thin peptidoglycan cell wall ...

bacteria Bacteria (; singular: bacterium) are ubiquitous, mostly free-living organisms often consisting of one biological cell. They constitute a large domain of prokaryotic microorganisms. Typically a few micrometres in length, bacteria were among ...

from the genus of ''

Phyllobacterium ''Phyllobacterium'' is a genus of Gram-negative, oxidase- and catalase-positive, aerobic bacteria. Phylogeny The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature List of Prokaryotic names w ...

'' which was isolated from sugar-beet roots. ''Phyllobacterium rubiacearum'' differs from ''Phyllobacterium myrsinacearum'' in only two

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. Further analysis indicate that ''Phyllobacterium myrsinacearum'' and ''Phyllobacterium rubiacearum'' should be classified as only species.

References

External links

Type strain of ''Phyllobacterium myrsinacearum'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Phyllobacteriaceae Bacteria described in 1912 {{Phyllobacteriaceae-stub