''Propionivibrio dicarboxylicus'' is a
gram negative
The gram (originally gramme; SI unit symbol g) is a unit of mass in the International System of Units (SI) equal to one one thousandth of a kilogram.
Originally defined as of 1795 as "the absolute weight of a volume of pure water equal to th ...
, strictly
anaerobic
Anaerobic means "living, active, occurring, or existing in the absence of free oxygen", as opposed to aerobic which means "living, active, or occurring only in the presence of oxygen." Anaerobic may also refer to:
* Anaerobic adhesive, a bonding a ...
, 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
bacterium
Bacteria (; singular: bacterium) are ubiquitous, mostly free-living organisms often consisting of one biological cell. They constitute a large domain of prokaryotic microorganisms. Typically a few micrometres in length, bacteria were among ...
from the genus of
Propionivibrio
''Propionivibrio'' is a genus of gram-negative, chemoorganotrophic, non-spore-forming bacteria from the family of Rhodocyclaceae which belongs to the class of Betaproteobacteria
Betaproteobacteria are a class of Gram-negative bacteria, and on ...
which was isolated from anaerobic mud from the
Lake Kasumigaura
is the second-largest lake in Japan, located 60 km to the north-east of Tokyo.
In a narrower sense and officially, Lake Kasumigaura refers to a waterbody with an area of 167.63 km2. In a wider sense, Lake Kasumigaura can also refer t ...
in
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
.
[DSMZ Leibniz Institut Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen Gmb]
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References
External links
Type strain of ''Propionivibrio dicarboxylicus'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Rhodocyclaceae
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