''Polynucleobacter campilacus'' is an

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 cell ...

catalase Catalase is a common enzyme found in nearly all living organisms exposed to oxygen (such as bacteria, plants, and animals) which catalyzes the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide to water and oxygen. It is a very important enzyme in protecting t ...

- and

oxidase In biochemistry, an oxidase is an enzyme that catalyzes oxidation-reduction reactions, especially one involving dioxygen (O2) as the electron acceptor. In reactions involving donation of a hydrogen atom, oxygen is reduced to water (H2O) or hydrogen ...

-positive, chemo-

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, nonmotile, free-living

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of the genus '' Polynucleobacter''., The type strain was isolated from Lake

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located in the

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. The species epithet "''campilacus''" refers to the origin of the type strain from this lake. The complete genome sequence of the strain was determined.NCBI Genome (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/genome/?term=txid1743163) Among the described ''Polynucleobacter'' species, ''P. campilacus'' is closest related to '' P. hirudinilacicola''.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q60791521 Burkholderiaceae Bacteria described in 2018