Geminisphaera

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Geminisphaera
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Geminisphaera

Wertz et al. 2018 [1]
Type species
Geminisphaera colitermitum
Wertz et al. 2018
Species
  • G. colitermitum
Synonyms
  • "Didymococcus" Wertz et al. 2017 non Blume 1849
  • "Diplosphaera" Wertz et al. 2012 non Bialosuknia 1909 non Haeckel 1860 non Derville 1931

Geminisphaera is a genus of bacteria from the family of Opitutaceae with one known species Geminisphaera colitermitum. [1] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Genus: Geminisphaera". LPSN.DSMZ.de.
  2. Wertz, John T.; Kim, Eunji; Breznak, John A.; Schmidt, Thomas M.; Rodrigues, Jorge L. M. (March 2012). "Genomic and Physiological Characterization of the Verrucomicrobia Isolate Diplosphaera colitermitum gen. nov., sp. nov., Reveals Microaerophily and Nitrogen Fixation Genes". Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 78 (5): 1544–1555. Bibcode:2012ApEnM..78.1544W. doi:10.1128/AEM.06466-11. PMC   3294482 . PMID   22194293.