Magnetococcus

Magnetococcus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Kingdom:	Pseudomonadati
Phylum:	Pseudomonadota
Class:	Magnetococcia
Order:	Magnetococcales
Family:	Magnetococcaceae
Genus:	Magnetococcus ; Bazylinski et al. 2013
Type species
	Magnetococcus marinus; Bazylinski et al. 2013
Species
	M. marinus Bazylinski et al. 2013; "Ca. M. massalia" Lefèvre et al. 2009; "Ca. M. yuandaduensis" corrig. Lin and Pan 2009;

Last updated February 01, 2026

Magnetococcus is a genus of Alphaproteobacteria.^[2]

References

↑ Bazylinski DA, Williams TJ, Lefevre CT, Berg RJ, Zhang CL, Bowser SS, Dean AJ, Beveridge TJ (2013). "Magnetococcus marinus gen. nov., sp. nov., a marine, magnetotactic bacterium that represents a novel lineage (Magnetococcaceae fam. nov., Magnetococcales ord. nov.) at the base of the Alphaproteobacteria". Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 63 (Pt 3): 801–808. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.038927-0. PMID 22581902.
1 2 Euzéby JP, Parte AC. "Magnetococcus". List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN). Retrieved June 2, 2021.

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[1] Bazylinski DA, Williams TJ, Lefevre CT, Berg RJ, Zhang CL, Bowser SS, Dean AJ, Beveridge TJ (2013). "Magnetococcus marinus gen. nov., sp. nov., a marine, magnetotactic bacterium that represents a novel lineage (Magnetococcaceae fam. nov., Magnetococcales ord. nov.) at the base of the Alphaproteobacteria". Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 63 (Pt 3): 801–808. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.038927-0. PMID 22581902.

[LPSN-2] 1 2 Euzéby JP, Parte AC. "Magnetococcus". List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN). Retrieved June 2, 2021.

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