''Zavarzinia compransoris'' is a

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that comprises the only current member of the genus ''Zavarzinia''. It is named after the Russian microbiologist

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. ''Zavarzinia'' is motile by using a polar flagellum. The cells are curved rod-shaped.Garrity, George M.; Brenner, Don J.; Krieg, Noel R.; Staley, James T. (eds.) (2005). Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, Volume Two: The Proteobacteria, Part C: The Alpha-, Beta-, Delta-, and Epsilonproteobacteria. New York, New York: Springer. pp. 354–361. .

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Type strain of ''Zavarzinia compransoris'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Rhodospirillales Bacteria described in 1974 {{alphaproteobacteria-stub