Janthinobacterium
Janthinobacterium is a genus of Gram-negative soil bacteria. The name is from Latin janthinus, which means "violet" or "violet-blue". It produces a purple-violet pigment, manifests diverse energy metabolism abilities, and tolerates cold, ultraviolet radiation, and other environmental stressors.[1]
| Janthinobacterium | |
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| Domain: | Bacteria |
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| Genus: | Janthinobacterium De Ley et al. 1978 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Lincoln et al. 1999 |
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| Janthinobacterium lividum | |
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