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Leptothrix

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Leptothrix [′lep·tə‚thriks]
(microbiology)
A genus of sheathed bacteria; single cells are motile by means of polar or subpolar flagella, and sheaths are encrusted with iron or manganese oxides.
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PM1 is a gram-negative rod and, based on 16S rDNA sequence similarity, is a member of the beta subgroup of Proteobacteria, in the family Comamonadaceae, and closely related to Aquabacterium, Rubrivivax, Leptothrix, Ideonella, and Hydrogenophaga (Bruns et al.
Comparison of biostimulation versus bioaugmentation with bacterial ... by Scow, Kate M. / Environmental Health Perspectives
METAL MICROBE INTERACTIONS: THE OXIDATION OF MANGANESE BY LEPTOTHRIX DISCOPHORA SP-6.
Chemistry section. (Collegiate Division 2002) by Transactions of the Missouri Academy of Science
Lehr, 3D X-ray microscopy: tomographic imaging of mineral sheaths of bacteria Leptothrix Ochracea with the Gottingen X-ray microscope at BESSY, Optik 104, 166-170 (1997).
Calibration of High-Resolution X-Ray Tomography With Atomic Force ... by Fu, Joseph / Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology
 
 
 
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