Aurantivirga
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| Aurantivirga | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Pseudomonadati |
| Phylum: | Bacteroidota |
| Class: | Flavobacteriia |
| Order: | Flavobacteriales |
| Family: | Flavobacteriaceae |
| Genus: | Aurantivirga Song et al. 2015[1] |
| Type species | |
| Aurantivirga profunda[1] | |
| Species | |
Aurantivirga is a Gram-negative, aerobic, proteorhodopsin-containing and rod-shaped genus of bacteria from the family of Flavobacteriaceae with one known species (Aurantivirga profunda).[1][2] Aurantivirga profunda has been isolated from deep seawater from the Pacific Ocean.[2]