Cardiobacteriaceae

Cardiobacteriaceae
Cardiobacterium hominis on a blood agar plate
Scientific classification
Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Pseudomonadati
Phylum: Pseudomonadota
Class: Gammaproteobacteria
Order: Cardiobacteriales
Family: Cardiobacteriaceae
Dewhirst et al. 1990
Type species
Cardiobacterium hominis
Slotnick and Dougherty 1964 (Approved Lists 1980)
Genera
  • Cardiobacterium Slotnick and Dougherty 1964 (Approved Lists 1980)
  • Dichelobacter Dewhirst et al. 1990
  • "Rappaport"
  • Suttonella Dewhirst et al. 1990

The Cardiobacteriaceae are a family of Pseudomonadota, given their own order. They are Gram-negative and rod-shaped, with diameters around 0.5 to 1.7 μm and lengths from 1–6 μm.[1]

Further information on the Gram-negative rod-shaped bacterium: Suttonella indologenes

References

  1. ^ George M. Garrity: Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology 2. Auflage. Springer, New York, 2005, Volume 2: The Proteobacteria, Part B: The Gammaproteobacteria
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