Variovorax

Variovorax is a Gram-negative and motile genus of bacteria from the family Comamonadaceae. It belongs to the class called Betaproteobacteria.^[1][2][3] It is an aerobic bacteria and most of its species is found in soil and freshwater.^[4] The demographic distribution of this species is primarily in Europe, Asia and the Americas, as well as the polar regions.^[5] Its designated species is Variovorax paradoxus which arose from the species Alcaligenes paradoxus being grouped under the Variovorax genus.^[6] Variovorax paradoxus constitutes to the methylotrophic microbiota of the human mouth.^[7]

Variovorax paradoxus EPS swarming time-lapse video, swarming on FW-succinate-NH4Cl medium, taken 18 h after inoculation, 2 h time lapse, 3 m between frames

Variovorax
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Phylum:	Pseudomonadota
Class:	Betaproteobacteria
Order:	Burkholderiales
Family:	Comamonadaceae
Genus:	Variovorax Willems et al. 1991[1]
Type species
Variovorax paradoxus[1]
Species
V. boronicumulans[1] V. defluvii[1] V. dokdonensis[1] V. ginsengisoli[1] V. gossypii[1] V. guangxiensis[1] V. humicola[1] V. paradoxus[1] V. soli[1]