Bacterium
rhodospirillaceae
Subclass of:
Gram-Negative Aerobic Rods and Cocci; Rhodospirillales
Definitions related to rhodospirillaceae:
  • A family of phototrophic bacteria, in the order Rhodospirillales, isolated from stagnant water and mud.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • A taxonomic family of photosynthesizing bacterium, the majority of which are purple non-sulfur bacterium, in the phylum Proteobacteria that includes the genera Azospirillium, Inquilinus and Rhodospirillum, among others.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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