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SelenomonadalesRANK: OrderTAXONOMY: cellular organisms -> Bacteria -> Terrabacteria group -> Firmicutes -> Negativicutes -> Selenomonadales OVERVIEW: The Selenomonadales are the only order of bacteria within the class Negativicutes; unlike most other members of Firmicutes, they are Gram-negative. The phylogeny of this order was determined by 16S rRNA comparisons. Samples of bacterial strains within this order have been isolated from the root canals of healthy human teeth. |