''Zhouia amylolytica'' is a Gram-negative and 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 from the genus of ''

Zhouia ''Zhouia'' is a genus of bacteria from the family of Flavobacteriaceae The family Flavobacteriaceae is composed of environmental bacteria. Most species are aerobic, while some are microaerobic to anaerobic; for example ''Capnocytophaga'' and ...

'' which has been isolated from sediments from the South China Sea.

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Flavobacteria Bacteria described in 2006 {{Flavobacteria-stub