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IN a recent analytical review1, Lessel and Breed have reiterated the conclusions of Boskamp2 upon the bacterial nature of Selenomonas palpitans (Simons, ex Boskamp). Although they do not add materially to the information available, these authors state that Selenomonas clearly belongs to the family Spirillaceae.
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JEYNES, M. Taxonomic Position of the Genus Selenomonas (von Prowazek). Nature 176, 1077 (1955). https://doi.org/10.1038/1761077a0
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