Shiori Narihara, Shun Chida, Naoki Matsunaga, Ryosuke Akimoto, Mizuki Akimoto, Aoi Hagio, Tomomi Mori, Tadashi Nittami, Michio Sato, Sehui Mun, Hyeonjin Kang, Ji Hwan Back, Minoru Takeda
A microaerophilic Gram-stain-negative bacilliform bacterial strain, FB-5 T , was isolated from activated sludge in Yokohama, Japan, that exhibited filamentous growth and formed a microtube (sheath). Cells were motile using a single polar flagellum. The optimum growth temperature and pH were 30 °C and 7.5, respectively. Strain FB-5 T was catalase-negative. Peptides and amino acids were utilized as energy and carbon sources. Sugars and organic acids were not utilized. Vitamin B12 enhanced the growth of strain FB-5 T ...
May 10, 2024: Archives of Microbiology