Virgisporangium
| Virgisporangium | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Bacillati |
| Phylum: | Actinomycetota |
| Class: | Actinomycetes |
| Order: | Micromonosporales |
| Family: | Micromonosporaceae |
| Genus: | corrig. Tamura et al. 2001[1] |
| Type species | |
| Virgisporangium ochraceum corrig. Tamura et al. 2001
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Virgisporangium is a genus of gram-positive bacteria.[1] Virgisporangium are rod-shaped, motile, and form spores. They require oxygen to survive. They are generally found in the soil.
References
- ^ a b Tamura T; Hayakawa M; Hatano K (2001). "A new genus of the order Actinomycetales, Virgosporangium gen. nov., with descriptions of Virgosporangium ochraceum sp. nov. and Virgosporangium aurantiacum sp. nov". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 51 (5): 1809–1816. doi:10.1099/00207713-51-5-1809. PMID 11594613.
- ^ LPSN page on Virgisporangium