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Bacteria > Proteobacteria

Preferred term

Proteobacteria  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A phylum of bacteria consisting of the purple bacteria and their relatives which form a branch of the eubacterial tree. This group of predominantly gram-negative bacteria is classified based on homology of equivalent nucleotide sequences of 16S ribosomal RNA or by hybridization of ribosomal RNA or DNA with 16S and 23S ribosomal RNA.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Bacteria, Purple
  • Purple Bacteria
  • txid1224

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-FG11S5PR-M

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