''Phenylobacterium falsum'' is a

Gram negative Gram-negative bacteria are bacteria that, unlike gram-positive bacteria, do not retain the crystal violet stain used in the Gram staining method of bacterial differentiation. Their defining characteristic is that their cell envelope consists of ...

, strictly

aerobic Aerobic means "requiring air," in which "air" usually means oxygen. Aerobic may also refer to * Aerobic exercise, prolonged exercise of moderate intensity * Aerobics, a form of aerobic exercise * Aerobic respiration, the aerobic process of cellu ...

and

rod-shaped Bacterial cellular morphologies are the shapes that are characteristic of various types of bacteria and often key to their identification. Their direct examination under a light microscope enables the classification of these bacteria (and archae ...

bacterium from the genus of ''

Phenylobacterium ''Phenylobacterium'' is a Gram negative, strictly Aerobic organism, aerobic non-motile and bacterial genus from the family of Caulobacteraceae which can grow on chloridazon–mineral salts. References Further reading

* * Caulobacter ...

'' which has been isolated from alkaline groundwater from Cabeço de Vide in

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References

Caulobacterales Bacteria described in 2005 {{Alphaproteobacteria-stub