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Defluvicoccus vanus gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel Gram-negative coccus/coccobacillus in the 'Alphaproteobacteria' from activated sludge.
International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology - 1 Sept 2005
Maszenan A M, Seviour R J, Patel B K C, Janssen P H, Wanner J
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A novel Gram-negative coccus/coccobacillus, strain Ben 114(T), growing in tetrads, clusters or aggregates, was isolated from activated sludge by micromanipulation. 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis revealed that it belonged to the 'Alphaproteobacteria', with no close relatives among cultured bacterial isolates. On the basis of phylogenetic data, this organism is considered to belong to a new genus, Defluvicoccus,...
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