''Pseudochelatococcus lubricantis'' is a Gram-negative,

rod-shaped A bacillus (), also called a bacilliform bacterium or often just a rod (when the context makes the sense clear), is a rod-shaped bacterium or archaeon. Bacilli are found in many different taxonomic groups of bacteria. However, the name ''Bacillu ...

and non-

spore In biology, a spore is a unit of sexual or asexual reproduction that may be adapted for dispersal and for survival, often for extended periods of time, in unfavourable conditions. Spores form part of the life cycles of many plants, algae, f ...

-forming bacteria from the genus of

Pseudochelatococcus ''Pseudochelatococcus'' is a genus of bacteria from the family of Beijerinckiaceae The Beijerinckiaceae are a family of Hyphomicrobiales named after the Dutch microbiologist Martinus Willem Beijerinck. ''Beijerinckia'' is a genus of free-liv ...

which has been isolated from coolant from a metal working emulsion in Germany.

References

Beijerinckiaceae Bacteria described in 2015 {{Hyphomicrobiales-stub