''Geofilum rubicundum'' is a

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bacterium from the genus of ''

Geofilum ''Geofilum'' is a genus of bacteria Bacteria (; : bacterium) are ubiquitous, mostly free-living organisms often consisting of one Cell (biology), biological cell. They constitute a large domain (biology), domain of Prokaryote, prokaryot ...

'' which has been isolated from deep subseafloor sediments from the Shimokita Peninsula from

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References

External links

Type strain of ''Geofilum rubicundum'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Bacteria described in 2012 Bacteroidia {{Bacteroidetes-stub