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Rhodospirillaceae
Medical Definition: | A family of phototrophic bacteria, in the order Rhodospirillales, isolated from stagnant water and mud. |
Previously Indexed: | Bacteria (1966-1974) |
Azospirillum - A genus of gram-negative aerobic bacteria that occurs free-living in the soil or associated with the roots of cereal crops or grasses (POACEAE). | |
Magnetospirillum - A genus of microaerophilic, gram-negative bacteria that forms crystals of the mineral magnetite. | |
Rhodospirillum - A genus of gram-negative, spiral bacteria that possesses internal photosynthetic membranes. Its organisms divide by binary fission, are motile by means of polar flagella, and are found in aquatic environments. |
Rhodospirillaceae Medical Definitions and Terms
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