Agarivorans is a genus in the phylum Pseudomonadota (Bacteria).
Etymology The name Agarivorans derives from:Neo-Latin neuter gender noun agarum, agar; Latin participle adjective vorans, devouring; Neo-Latin masculine gender noun (Neo-Latin masculine gender participle adjective used as a substantive) agarivorans, agar-devouring.
Species The genus contains 4 species, namely A. aestuarii ( Kim et al. 2016 ) A. albus ( Kurahashi and Yokota 2004, (Type species of the genus).; Latin masculine gender adjective albus, white.) A. gilvus ( Du et al. 2011; Latin masculine gender adjective gilvus, pale yellow, referring to the pale yellow pigmentation of the bacterium.) A. litoreus ( Park et al. 2015 )
See also Bacterial taxonomy Microbiology
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