Gordonia (bacterium)

Gordonia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Bacteria
Phylum: Actinobacteria
Class: Actinobacteria
Order: Actinomycetales
Family: Gordoniaceae
Genus: Gordonia

Gordonia is a genus of bacterium in the Actinobacteria, the same lineage that includes Mycobacterium tuberculosis.[1]

References

  1. Arenskotter, M.; Broker, D.; Steinbuchel, A. (2004). "Biology of the Metabolically Diverse Genus Gordonia". Applied and Environmental Microbiology 70 (6): 3195–3204. doi:10.1128/AEM.70.6.3195-3204.2004.