''Gemmobacter nanjingensis'' is a
Gram-negative, non-
spore
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-forming,
facultatively anaerobic,
propanil
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-degrading and
rod-shaped
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bacterium from the genus of ''
Gemmobacter
''Gemmobacter'' is a genus of bacteria from the family of Rhodobacteraceae.
References
Rhodobacteraceae
Bacteria genera
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'' which has been isolated from
activated sludge.
References
External links
Type strain of ''Gemmobacter nanjingensis'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Rhodobacteraceae
Bacteria described in 2012
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