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Microlunatus phosphovorus

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Kingdom
  
Bacteria

Class
  
Actinobacteria

Order
  
Actinomycetales

Phylum
  
Actinobacteria

Subclass
  
Actinobacteridae

Family
  
Propionibacteriaceae

Microlunatus phosphovorus is the type species of the Microlunatus bacterial genus. It is Gram-positive and is notable for being a polyphosphate-accumulating bacterium. It is coccus-shaped, aerobic, chemoorganotrophic and its type strain is NM-1T.

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Microlunatus phosphovorus Wikipedia