Variovorax
Genus of bacteria
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Variovorax is a Gram-negative and motile genus of bacteria from the family Comamonadaceae. It belongs to the class called Betaproteobacteria.[1][2][3] It is an aerobic bacteria and most of its species is found in soil and freshwater.[4] The demographic distribution of this species is primarily in Europe, Asia and the Americas, as well as the polar regions.[5] Its designated species is Variovorax paradoxus which arose from the species Alcaligenes paradoxus being grouped under the Variovorax genus.[6] Variovorax paradoxus constitutes to the methylotrophic microbiota of the human mouth.[7]
| Variovorax | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Pseudomonadati |
| Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
| Class: | Betaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Burkholderiales |
| Family: | Comamonadaceae |
| Genus: | Variovorax Willems et al. 1991[1] |
| Type species | |
| Variovorax paradoxus[1] | |
| Species | |
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V. boronicumulans[1] | |