Vitreoscilla

A genus of gram-negative, aerobic or microaerophilic, colorless filaments. It is nonfruiting, motile by gliding, and found in freshwater sediments and cow dung. One species (V. stercoraria) is considered morphologically to be a streptobacillus. That species is strictly aerobic and produces a homodimeric bacterial hemoglobin, especially under oxygen-limited growth conditions. (From Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 9th ed)

Year introduced: 2000

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Tree Number(s): B03.440.400.840, B03.660.075.525.900

MeSH Unique ID: D020589

Registry Number: txid59

Entry Terms:

• Vitreoscilla stercoraria

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Gram-Negative Bacteria
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