Fonticella

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Fonticella
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Fonticella

Fraj et al. 2013 [1]
Species

F. tunisiensis [1]

Fonticella is a strictly anaerobic, moderately thermophilic, halotolerant and non-motile bacterial genus from the family of Clostridiaceae with one known species ( Fonticella tunisiensis ). [1] [2] [3] Fonticella tunisiensis has been isolated from water from a hot spring in Tunisia. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Genus: Fonticella". LPSN.DSMZ.de.
  2. "Fonticella". www.uniprot.org.
  3. 1 2 Fraj, Belkis; Ben Hania, Wajdi; Postec, Anne; Hamdi, Moktar; Ollivier, Bernard; Fardeau, Marie-Laure (1 June 2013). "Fonticella tunisiensis gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from a hot spring". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 63 (Pt_6): 1947–1950. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.041947-0. PMID   23024143.