Domain Bacteria Class Verrucomicrobiae Family Opitutaceae Rank Species | Phylum Verrucomicrobia Order Verrucomicrobiales Genus Opitutus | |
Similar Verrucomicrobia, Epixenosomes, Elusimicrobium minutum, Lentisphaera araneosa, Gemmatimonadetes | ||
Opitutus terrae is an obligately anaerobic bacteria first isolated from rice paddy soil, hence its epithet. It is coccus-shaped and is motile by means of a flagellum. Its type strain is PB90-1T (= DSM 11246T). Its genome has been sequenced.
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