Vampirococcus
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vampirococcus-267-10047982
title:
Vampirococcus
text:
Vampirococcus is an informally described genus of ovoid Gram-negative bacteria, but the exact phylogeny remains to be determined. This predatory prokaryote was first described in 1983 by Esteve et al. as small, anaerobic microbe about 0.6 μm wide before being given the name of Vampirococcus in 1986 by Guerrero et al. This prokaryote is a freshwater obligate predator that preys specifically on various species of the photosynthetic purple sulfur bacterium, Chromatium. As an epibiont, Vampirococcus
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encyclopedia
description:
Genus of bacteria
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vampirococcus
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date modified:
2023-09-01T18:30:20Z
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