| Daeguia | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | "Proteobacteria" |
| Class: | Alphaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Rhizobiales |
| Family: | Brucellaceae |
| Genus: | Daeguia |
| Type species | |
| D. caeni |
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Daeguia is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).
The name Daeguia derives from: New Latin Daeguia, pertaining to Daegu, the location of the textile dye works from which the type strain of the type species was isolated. The genus contains a single species,D. caeni (Yoon et al. 2008, (type species of the genus) from Latin caeni, of sludge)