Costertonia Explained

Costertonia is a mesophilic genus of bacteria from the family of Flavobacteriaceae with one known species (Costertonia aggregata).[1] [2] [3] [4] The genus Costertonia is named after the Canadian microbiologist J.W. Costerton.[5]

Notes and References

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  2. Costertonia. Www.uniprot.org. en.
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  4. Kwon. KK. Lee. YK. Lee. HK. Costertonia aggregata gen. nov., sp. nov., a mesophilic marine bacterium of the family Flavobacteriaceae, isolated from a mature biofilm.. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. June 2006. 56. Pt 6. 1349–53. 10.1099/ijs.0.64168-0. 16738113. free.
  5. Book: Krieg. Noel R.. Ludwig. Wolfgang. Whitman. William B.. Hedlund. Brian P.. Paster. Bruce J.. Staley. James T.. Ward. Naomi. Brown. Daniel. Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology: Volume 4: The Bacteroidetes, Spirochaetes, Tenericutes (Mollicutes), Acidobacteria, Fibrobacteres, Fusobacteria, Dictyoglomi, Gemmatimonadetes, Lentisphaerae, Verrucomicrobia, Chlamydiae, and Planctomycetes. 2011. Springer Science & Business Media. 9780387685724. en.