''Rubrobacter bracarensis'' is a
Gram-positive
In bacteriology, gram-positive bacteria are bacteria that give a positive result in the Gram stain test, which is traditionally used to quickly classify bacteria into two broad categories according to their type of cell wall.
The Gram stain is ...
,
spore
In biology, a spore is a unit of sexual reproduction, sexual (in fungi) or asexual reproduction that may be adapted for biological dispersal, dispersal and for survival, often for extended periods of time, in unfavourable conditions. Spores fo ...
-forming and
aerobic bacterium from the genus of ''
Rubrobacter'' which has been isolated from
biofilm
A biofilm is a Syntrophy, syntrophic Microbial consortium, community of microorganisms in which cell (biology), cells cell adhesion, stick to each other and often also to a surface. These adherent cells become embedded within a slimy ext ...
from the
Vilar de Frades Church in
Portugal
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.
References
External links
Type strain of ''Rubrobacter bracarensis'' at Bac''Dive'' – the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Rubrobacterales
Bacteria described in 2013
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