''Capsulimonas'' is a
Gram-negative
Gram-negative bacteria are bacteria that do not retain the crystal violet stain used in the Gram staining method of bacterial differentiation. They are characterized by their cell envelopes, which are composed of a thin peptidoglycan cell wall ...
, non-
spore
In biology, a spore is a unit of sexual or asexual reproduction that may be adapted for dispersal and for survival, often for extended periods of time, in unfavourable conditions. Spores form part of the life cycles of many plants, algae, f ...
-forming,
aerobic
Aerobic means "requiring air," in which "air" usually means oxygen.
Aerobic may also refer to
* Aerobic exercise, prolonged exercise of moderate intensity
* Aerobics, a form of aerobic exercise
* Aerobic respiration, the aerobic process of cellu ...
and non-motile genus of bacteria from the family of
Capsulimonadaceae with one known species (''
Capsulimonas corticalis'').
''Capsulimonas corticalis'' has been isolated from the surface of a beech (''Fagus crenata
''Fagus crenata'', known as the Siebold's beech, Japanese beech, or buna, is a deciduous tree of the beech genus, ''Fagus'', of the family Fagaceae. Distribution and habitat
It is endemic to Japan, where it is widespread and often one of the do ...
'')[
]
References
Bacteria
Bacteria genera
Monotypic bacteria genera
Taxa described in 2019
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