''Aquimonas'' is a
Gram-negative
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and
aerobic
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Aerobic may also refer to
* Aerobic exercise, prolonged exercise of moderate intensity
* Aerobics, a form of aerobic exercise
* Aerobic respiration, the aerobic process of cell ...
genus of
bacteria
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from the family of
Rhodanobacteraceae
Rhodanobacteraceae is a family of bacteria of the order Xanthomonadales. The type genus
In biological taxonomy, the type genus is the genus which defines a biological family and the root of the family name.
Zoological nomenclature
Accordi ...
with one known species (''
Aquimonas voraii'').
[ ''Aquimonas voraii'' has been isolated from water from a ]warm spring
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from Assam
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in India
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References
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Xanthomonadales
Bacteria genera
Monotypic bacteria genera