''Microvirga indica'' is a Gram-negative, 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 and arsenite-oxidizing bacterium from the genus of ''

Microvirga ''Microvirga'' is a genus of bacteria from the family of Methylobacteriaceae The Methylobacteriaceae are a family of Hyphomicrobiales The ''Hyphomicrobiales'' are an order of Gram-negative Alphaproteobacteria. The rhizobia, which fix ...

'' which has been isolated from metal industry waste soil from

Pirangut Pirangut is a census town in Mulshi taluka of Pune district in the Indian state of Maharashtra Maharashtra (; , abbr. MH or Maha) is a states and union territories of India, state in the western India, western peninsular region of India o ...

in India.

References

Hyphomicrobiales Bacteria described in 2017 {{Hyphomicrobiales-stub