Microbiology
🦠Proteobacteria
The largest and most diverse bacterial phylum. Includes many pathogens as well as nitrogen-fixing symbionts.
Source: Wikipedia💡Mitochondria — the powerhouses of your cells — evolved from an ancient proteobacterium.
23 microbes
🦠 escherichia coli🦠 salmonella enterica🦠 salmonella typhi🦠 klebsiella pneumoniae🦠 yersinia pestis🦠 serratia marcescens🦠 shigella dysenteriae🦠 proteus mirabilis🦠 vibrio cholerae🦠 vibrio vulnificus🦠 pseudomonas aeruginosa🦠 pseudomonas fluorescens🦠 legionella pneumophila🦠 haemophilus influenzae🦠 neisseria meningitidis🦠 neisseria gonorrhoeae🦠 bordetella pertussis🦠 rickettsia prowazekii🦠 agrobacterium tumefaciens🧫 rhizobium leguminosarum🦠 brucella melitensis🦠 helicobacter pylori🦠 campylobacter jejuni
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