Systematic and applied microbiologyPhylogenyGenomeBacterialDNASequence Analysis
Comparative genome analysis of the Sphaerotilus-Leptothrix group supports the unification of the genera Sphaerotilus and Leptothrix into a single emended genus Sphaerotilus.
Dmitry D Smolyakov, Alexey V Beletsky, Tatyana S Rudenko, Maria V Gureeva, Nikolai V Ravin, Margarita Y Grabovich
Published: 202510.1016/j.syapm.2025.126666
Abstract
The Sphaerotilus-Leptothrix group comprises two genera studied for 200 years. Attempts to unite these genera were made repeatedly, but have caused controversy due to differences in phenotypic characters identified in a small number of pure cultures.…
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