''Phenylobacterium immobile'' is an aerobic,
gram-negative
Gram-negative bacteria are bacteria that do not retain the crystal violet stain used in the Gram staining method of bacterial differentiation. They are characterized by their cell envelopes, which are composed of a thin peptidoglycan cell wall ...
, rod or coccoid-shaped (0.7 to 1.0 by 1.0 to 2.0
μm
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) bacteria that is non-
motile and non-
spore
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-forming. It is notable for degrading
Chloridazon. Its type strain is E (= DSM 1986).
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External links
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LPSNType strain of ''Phenylobacterium immobile'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Caulobacterales
Bacteria described in 1985
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