| Stappia | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Pseudomonadati |
| Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
| Class: | Alphaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Hyphomicrobiales |
| Family: | Stappiaceae |
| Genus: | Stappia Uchino et al. 1999 |
| Type species | |
| Stappia stellulata (Rüger and Höfle 1992) Uchino et al. 1999 | |
| Species | |
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Stappia is a genus of bacteria in the order Hyphomicrobiales. [1] Some members of the genus (now transferred to Labrenzia ) oxidize carbon monoxide (CO) aerobically. [2] Stappia indica is a diatom associated bacterium which is known to inhibit the growth of diatoms such as Thalassiosira pseudonana. [3]