''Kineosphaera'' is a Gram-positive, strictly aerobic non-

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-forming and motile genus of bacteria from the family of

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. ''Kineosphaera limosa'' has been isolated from activated sludge from Ibaraki Prefecture in

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Micrococcales Bacteria genera Monotypic bacteria genera {{Actinobacteria-stub