Brucella cytisi
| Brucella cytisi | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Pseudomonadati |
| Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
| Class: | Alphaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Hyphomicrobiales |
| Family: | Brucellaceae |
| Genus: | Brucella |
| Species: | B. cytisi |
| Binomial name | |
| Brucella cytisi (Zurdo-Piñeiro et al. 2007) Hördt et al. 2020 | |
| Type strain | |
| ESC1T (=LMG 22713T=CECT 7172T) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Brucella cytisi is a non-rhizobial root-nodulating bacterium. It nodulates Cytisus scoparius, hence its name. Strain ESC1T (=LMG 22713T=CECT 7172T) is the type strain.