''Cellulomonas composti'' is a

Gram-positive In bacteriology, gram-positive bacteria are bacteria that give a positive result in the Gram stain test, which is traditionally used to quickly classify bacteria into two broad categories according to their type of cell wall. The Gram stain is ...

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and non-motile bacterium from the genus '' Cellulomonas'' which has been isolated from compost from a cattle farm near

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Micrococcales Bacteria described in 2007 {{Cellulomonas-stub