''Coprobacter fastidiosus'' is a
Gram-negative, obligately
anaerobic,
rod-shaped
A bacillus (), also called a bacilliform bacterium or often just a rod (when the context makes the sense clear), is a rod-shaped bacterium or archaeon. Bacilli are found in many different taxonomic groups of bacteria. However, the name ''Bacillu ...
, non-
spore
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-forming and non-motil bacterium from the genus of
Coprobacter
''Coprobacter'' is a genus of bacteria from the family of Barnesiellaceae
''Barnesiellaceae'' is a family
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which has been isolated from the faeces of an infant in
Russia.
References
External links
Type strain of ''Coprobacter fastidiosus'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Bacteroidia
Bacteria described in 2013
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