''Erythrobacter longus'' is a species of bacteria, the genus' type species. It contains
bacteriochlorophyll ''a''. It is
motile by means of subpolar
flagella
A flagellum (; ) is a hairlike appendage that protrudes from certain plant and animal sperm cells, and from a wide range of microorganisms to provide motility. Many protists with flagella are termed as flagellates.
A microorganism may have f ...
. Its type strain is OCh101 (= IFO 14126).
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LPSNWORMS entryType strain of ''Erythrobacter longus'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Sphingomonadales
Bacteria described in 1982
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