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.
Virgisporangium | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Actinomycetota |
Class: | Actinomycetia |
Order: | Micromonosporales |
Family: | Micromonosporaceae |
Genus: | Virgisporangium corrig. Tamura et al. 2001[1] |
Type species | |
Virgisporangium ochraceum corrig. Tamura et al. 2001
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References
edit- ^ 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