Phocoenobacter
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| Phocoenobacter | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Pseudomonadati |
| Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
| Class: | Gammaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Pasteurellales |
| Family: | Pasteurellaceae |
| Genus: | Phocoenobacter Foster et al. 2000[1] |
| Type species | |
| Phocoenobacter uteri[1] | |
| Species | |
Phocoenobacter is a Gram-negative and rod-shaped genus of bacteria from the family of Pasteurellaceae with two known species, the type species, Phocoenobacter uteri and Phocoenobacter atlanticus.[2][1][3][4][5] Phocoenobacter uteri has been isolated from the uterus of a harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) from Inverness in Scotland.[5][6][7] [2]
