Ochrobium
Ochrobium
[ō′krō·bē·əm] (microbiology)
A genus of bacteria in the family Siderocapsaceae; cells are ellipsoidal to rod-shaped and are surrounded by a delicate sheath, resembling a horseshoe, that is heavily embedded with iron oxides.
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