| Janthinobacterium | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
| Class: | Betaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Burkholderiales |
| Family: | Oxalobacteraceae |
| Genus: | Janthinobacterium De Ley et al. 1978 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Lincoln et al. 1999 |
| Type species | |
| Janthinobacterium lividum | |
| Species | |
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J. agaricidamnosum | |
Janthinobacterium is a genus of Gram-negative soil bacteria. The name is from Latin janthinus, which means "violet" or "violet-blue". It produces distinct purple-violet pigments among which are jagaricin and violacein, manifests diverse energy metabolism abilities, and tolerates cold, ultraviolet radiation, and other environmental stressors.
References
- ^ "Genus: Janthinobacterium". lpsn.dsmz.de.
- "Archived copy". Retrieved 2012-06-12.
http://genomea.asm.org/content/4/1/e01600-15
| Taxon identifiers | |
|---|---|
| Janthinobacterium | |
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