Spongiivirga
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| Spongiivirga | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Pseudomonadati |
| Phylum: | Bacteroidota |
| Class: | Flavobacteriia |
| Order: | Flavobacteriales |
| Family: | Flavobacteriaceae |
| Genus: | Spongiivirga Yoon et al. 2015[1] |
| Type species | |
| Spongiivirga citrea[1] | |
| Species | |
Spongiivirga is a Gram-negative, strictly aerobic, rod-shaped and non-motile genus of bacteria from the family of Flavobacteriaceae with one known species (Spongiivirga citrea).[1][2][3] Spongiivirga citrea has been isolated from the marine sponge Tethya sp.. [3]