''Glycocaulis alkaliphilus'' is a
Gram-negative,
aerobic and dimorphic bacterium from the genus of ''
Glycocaulis
''Glycocaulis'' is a genus of bacteria from the family of Maricaulaceae
Maricaulaceae are a family of bacteria in the order Caulobacterales
''Caulobacterales'' is an order of gram-negative
Gram-negative bacteria are bacteria that do not ...
'' which has been isolated from
crude oil
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from the
Daqing oilfield in
China
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.
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References
Caulobacterales
Bacteria described in 2015
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