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Stenotrophomonas
Introduction
Stenotrophomonas is a genus of Gram-negative bacteria.[1] With species ranging from common soil organisms (S. nitritireducens) to opportunistic human pathogens (S. maltophilia), the molecular taxonomy of the genus is still somewhat unclear.[2]
References
References
- ↑ Palleroni N, Bradbury J (1993). “Stenotrophomonas, a new bacterial genus for Xanthomonas maltophilia (Hugh 1980) Swings et al. 1983”. Int J Syst Bacteriol. 43 (3): 606–9. PMID 8347518.
- ↑ Hauben L, Vauterin L, Moore E, Hoste B, Swings J (1999). “Genomic diversity of the genus Stenotrophomonas”. Int J Syst Bacteriol. 49 Pt 4: 1749–60. PMID 10555357.