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Last uploaded: January 16, 2025
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D020560
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Preferred Name

Proteobacteria

Definitions
A phylum of bacteria consisting of the purple bacteria and their relatives which form a branch of the eubacterial tree. This group of predominantly gram-negative bacteria is classified based on homology of equivalent nucleotide sequences of 16S ribosomal RNA or by hybridization of ribosomal RNA or DNA with 16S and 23S ribosomal RNA.
Synonyms
Purple Bacteria
Bacteria, Purple
Type http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class
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