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Chromatiales ord. nov.

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The orderChromatialesconsists of unicellular Gram-negative bacteria belonging to theGammaproteobacteria. Cells are spherical, vibrioid, spiral, or rod shaped. Multiply by binary fission, motile by flagella or nonmotile; some contain gas vesicles.

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Imhoff, J.F. (2005). Chromatiales ord. nov. . In: Brenner, D.J., et al. Bergey’s Manual® of Systematic Bacteriology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-28022-7_1

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