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Distinguishing Leptothrix and Sphaerotilus genera by an integrated genomic-phenotypic analysis supported by new Leptothrix genomes.
mSystems - 21 Jul 2026
Tothero Gracee K, Keffer Jessica L, Emerson David, Fleming Emily J, Chan Clara S
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The Sphaerotilus-Leptothrix group of bacteria includes one of the first described microorganisms, Leptothrix ochracea, an uncultured type strain, plus isolates of Leptothrix and Sphaerotilus. This group is unified by the ability to form sheaths and oxidize metals, although L. ochracea exhibits obvious ecological, morphological, and functional differences from the rest of Sphaerotilus-Leptothrix. Recently, there...
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