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StellaRANK: GenusTAXONOMY: cellular organisms -> Bacteria -> Proteobacteria -> Alphaproteobacteria -> Rhodospirillales -> Acetobacteraceae -> Stella OVERVIEW: Cells are flat, six-pronged stars, radially symmetrical, and 0.7–3.0 µm. Occur singly or in pairs. Some strains possess gas vesicles. Spores are not formed. Gram negative. Aerobic. Reproduction is by symmetrical cell division.The mol% G + C of the DNA is: 69.3–73.5 (Tm).Type species: Stella humosa |