Microlunatus phosphovorus

Microlunatus phosphovorus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Bacteria
Phylum: Actinobacteria
Class: Actinobacteria
Subclass: Actinobacteridae
Order: Actinomycetales
Family: Propionibacteriaceae
Genus: Microlunatus
Species: Microlunatus phosphovorus
Nakamura et al. 1995

Microlunatus phosphovorus is the type species of the Microlunatus bacterial genus. It is Gram-positive and is notable for being a polyphosphate-accumulating bacterium.[1][2] It is coccus-shaped, aerobic, chemoorganotrophic and its type strain is NM-1T.

References

  1. Akar, Aygul; Akkaya, Esma Ucisik; Yesiladali, S. Koray; Çelikyilmaz, Gamze; Çokgor, Emine Ubay; Tamerler, Candan; Orhon, Derin; Çakar, Z Petek (2005). "Accumulation of polyhydroxyalkanoates by Microlunatus phosphovorus under various growth conditions". Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology. 33 (3): 215–220. doi:10.1007/s10295-004-0201-2. ISSN 1367-5435.
  2. Nakamura, K.; Hiraishi, A.; Yoshimi, Y.; Kawaharasaki, M.; Masuda, K.; Kamagata, Y. (1995). "Microlunatus phosphovorus gen. nov., sp. nov., a New Gram-Positive Polyphosphate-Accumulating Bacterium Isolated from Activated Sludge". International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology. 45 (1): 17–22. doi:10.1099/00207713-45-1-17. ISSN 0020-7713.

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