Microlunatus phosphovorus | |
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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. It is coccus-shaped, aerobic, chemoorganotrophic and its type strain is NM-1T.