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Hyphomicrobium
Medical Definition: | A genus of rod-shaped, oval, or bean-shaped bacteria found in soil and fresh water. Polar prosthecae are present and cells reproduce by budding at the tips of the prosthecae. Cells of this genus are aerobic and grow best with one-carbon compounds. (From Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 9th ed) |
Also Called: | Hyphomicrobium methylovorum |
Previously Indexed: | Bacteria (1966-1997),Budding and Appendaged Bacteria (1998-1999) |
Hyphomicrobium Medical Definitions and Terms
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