''Flavobacterium dongtanense'' is a Gram-negative, aerobic,

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-forming and non-motile bacterium from the genus of '' Flavobacterium'' which has been isolated from the rhizosphere of wetland reed from Dongtan in

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External links

Type strain of ''Flavobacterium dongtanense'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
dongtanense Bacteria described in 2011 {{Flavobacteria-stub