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Xanthobacter

genus of bacteria
Taxon taxon Q21230516
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Xanthobacter

Summary

Xanthobacter is a taxon[1]. Xanthobacter ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (102 views/month, #1,629 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Xanthobacter's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Xanthobacter is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Xanthobacter is classified within Xanthobacteraceae[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Xanthobacter is Xanthobacter[6].
  • The taxonomic type of Xanthobacter is Xanthobacter autotrophicus[7].
  • Xanthobacter's LPSN URL is recorded as https://lpsn.dsmz.de/genus/xanthobacter[8].
  • Xanthobacter's Gram staining is recorded as gram-negative bacteria[9].

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Classification

Xanthobacter's scientific name is Xanthobacter[6]. Xanthobacter is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Xanthobacter belongs to the parent taxon Xanthobacteraceae[5]. The taxonomic type of Xanthobacter is Xanthobacter autotrophicus[7].

Identifiers

Xanthobacter's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 279[10]. Xanthobacter's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 98146[11]. Xanthobacter's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3220949[12]. Xanthobacter's ITIS TSN is recorded as 958406[13].

Why It Matters

Xanthobacter ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (102 views/month, #1,629 of 195,241).[2] Xanthobacter is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . LPSN. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . LPSN. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . LPSN. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . LPSN. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['de', 'en', 'ja', 'species', 'zh']
    Taxonomic type → Xanthobacter autotrophicus
    Gnd id → 4480095-2
    Instance of → taxon
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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