Zavarzinia compransoris

Zavarzinia compransoris
Scientific classification
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Zavarziniaceae

Hördt et al. 2020
Genus:
Zavarzinia

Meyer et al. 1994
Binomial name
Zavarzinia compransoris
(ex Nozhevnikova and Zavarzin 1974)
Meyer et al. 1994
Synonyms
  • Comamonas compransoris Nozhevnikova and Zavarzin 1974
  • Pseudomonas compransoris (Nozhevnikova and Zavarzin 1974) Cypionka et al. 1980

Zavarzinia compransoris is a Gram-negative soil bacterium that comprises the only current member of the genus Zavarzinia. It is named after the Russian microbiologist Georgi Alexandrovich Zavarzin. Zavarzinia is motile by using a polar flagellum. The cells are curved rod-shaped.