Epsilonproteobacteria

(noun)

Epsilonproteobacteria is a class of Proteobacteria. All species of this class are, like all Proteobacteria, gram-negative.

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Examples of Epsilonproteobacteria in the following topics:

  • Epsilonproteobacteria

    • Epsilonproteobacteria is a class of Proteobacteria.
    • The Epsilonproteobacteria consist of few known genera, mainly the curved to spirilloid Wolinella spp., Helicobacter spp., and Campylobacter spp.
    • There have also been numerous environmental sequences of Epsilonproteobacteria recovered from hydrothermal vents and cold seep habitats.
    • A member of the class Epsilonproteobacteria occurs as an endosymbiont in the large gills of the deep water sea snail Alviniconcha hessleri.
    • The Helicobacter genus belongs to the class Epsilonproteobacteria, order Campylobacterales, family Helicobacteraceae and already has more than 35 species.

  • Overview of Proteobacteria

    • These classes include: Alphaproteobacteria, Betaproteobacteria, Gammaproteobacteria, Deltaproteobacteria, Epsilonproteobacteria and Zetaproteobacteria.

  • Campylobacter