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Class V. Epsilonproteobacteria class. nov.

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Ep.si.lon.pro.te.o.bac.te′ri.a. Gr. n. epsilon name of fifth letter of Greek alphabet; Gr. n. Proteus ocean god able to change shape; Gr. n. bakterion a small rod; M.L. fem. pl. n. Epsilonproteobacteria the class of bacteria having 16S rRNA gene sequences related to those of the members of the order Campylobacterales.

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