Thauera propionica

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Thauera propionica
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T. propionica
Binomial name
Thauera propionica
Pal et al. 2018 [1]
Type strain
KCTC 52820, VTCC-B-910017, strain KNDSS-Mac4 [2]

Thauera propionica is a Gram-negative and non-endospore-producing bacterium from the genus of Thauera which has been isolated from the Ganges river from Kanpur in India. [1] [2] [3]

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References

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  3. Pal, D; Bhardwaj, A; Sudan, SK; Kaur, N; Kumari, M; Bisht, B; Vyas, B; Krishnamurthi, S; Mayilraj, S (January 2018). "Thauera propionica sp. nov., isolated from downstream sediment sample of the river Ganges, Kanpur, India". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 68 (1): 341–346. doi: 10.1099/ijsem.0.002508 . PMID   29185938.