''Acetomicrobium hydrogeniformans'' is an

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and moderately

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bacterium from the genus of ''

Acetomicrobium ''Acetomicrobium'' is a genus in the phylum Synergistota (Bacteria). In 2016, the former genus Anaerobaculum was folded into Acetomicrobium. Etymology The name ''Acetomicrobium'' derives from:Latin noun ', vinegar; Neo-Latin neuter gender noun ...

'' which has been isolated from oil production water from

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in the

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References

External links

Type strain of ''Acetomicrobium hydrogeniformans'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Bacteria described in 2012 Synergistota {{Bacteria-stub