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Genus: | Phocoenobacter Foster et al. 2000 [1] |
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Phocoenobacter uteri [1] | |
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Phocoenobacter is a Gram-negative and rod-shaped genus of bacteria from the family of Pasteurellaceae with two known species, the type species, Phocoenobacter uteri and Phocoenobacter atlanticus . [2] [1] [3] [4] [5] Phocoenobacter uteri has been isolated from the uterus of a harbour porpoise ( Phocoena phocoena ) from Inverness in Scotland. [5] [6] [7] [2]