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Comamonadaceae

Medical Definition:	A family of gram-negative aerobic bacteria in the class BETA PROTEOBACTERIA, encompassing the acidovorans rRNA complex. Some species are pathogenic for PLANTS.
Also Called:	Acidovorax,Hydrogenophaga

Comamonadaceae Categories.

	Comamonas - A genus of gram-negative, straight or slightly curved rods which are motile by polar flagella and which accumulate poly-beta-hydroxybutyrate within the cells.
	Delftia - A genus of gram-negative, strictly aerobic chemoorganotrophic bacteria, in the family COMAMONADACEAE.
	Leptothrix - A genus of gram-negative, sheathed, rod-shaped bacteria in the family COMAMONADACEAE.
	Sphaerotilus - A genus of gram-negative, sheathed, rod-shaped bacteria in the family COMAMONADACEAE. They are closely related to LEPTOTHRIX.

Comamonadaceae Medical Definitions and Terms

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