''Trichococcus flocculiformis'' is a
Gram-positive bacterium from the genus ''
Trichococcus
''Trichococcus'' is a mesophilic and psychrotolerant genus of bacteria from the family of Carnobacteriaceae. ''Trichococcus'' bacteria have the ability to utilize sugars, sugar alcohols and polysaccharides
Polysaccharides (), or polycarbohyd ...
'' with a flagellum which has been isolated from
sewage sludge
Sewage sludge is the residual, semi-solid material that is produced as a by-product during sewage treatment of industrial or municipal wastewater. The term "septage" also refers to sludge from simple wastewater treatment but is connected to si ...
from a
sewage treatment plant
Sewage treatment (or domestic wastewater treatment, municipal wastewater treatment) is a type of wastewater treatment which aims to remove contaminants from sewage to produce an effluent that is suitable for discharge to the surrounding envir ...
from
Echterdingen
Leinfelden-Echterdingen ( Swabian: ''Laefälda-Ächdordeng'') is a town in the district of Esslingen, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located approximately 10 km south of Stuttgart, near the Stuttgart Airport and directly adjacent to ...
in
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
.
References
Lactobacillales
Bacteria described in 1984
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