Brock Biology of Microorganisms, Books a la Carte Plus Mastering Microbiology with eText -- Access Card Package (14th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780321948304
Author: Michael T. Madigan, John M. Martinko, Kelly S. Bender, Daniel H. Buckley, David A. Stahl
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 15.16, Problem 2MQ
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Planctomycetes are a phylum of aquatic bacteria. It is comprised of morphologically distinctive bacteria that are categorized into two orders. They are Brocadiales and Planctomycetales. Planctomycetales are Gram-negative bacteria that show the evidence of internal cell compartmentalization, for example Gemmata. Gemmata is an aerobic, Gram-negative, motile, heterotrophic bacterium.
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