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Geodermatophilus aquaeductus

Geodermatophilus aquaeductus is a Gram-positive, aerobic and gamma-ray resistant bacterium from the genus Geodermatophilus which has been isolated from the surface of a calcarenite stone from the ruins of the Aqueduct of Hadrian in Tunisia.

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Geodermatophilus aquaeductus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Bacillati
Phylum: Actinomycetota
Class: Actinomycetes
Order: Geodermatophilales
Family: Geodermatophilaceae
Genus: Geodermatophilus
Species:
G. aquaeductus
Binomial name
Geodermatophilus aquaeductus
Hezbri et al. 20151
Type strain
CECT 8822
DSM 46834
BMG 8012

Geodermatophilus aquaeductus is a Gram-positive, aerobic and gamma-ray resistant bacterium from the genus Geodermatophilus which has been isolated from the surface of a calcarenite stone from the ruins of the Aqueduct of Hadrian in Tunisia.1234

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  1. Hezbri, K; Ghodhbane-Gtari, F; Montero-Calasanz, M del C; Sghaier, H; Rohde, M; Spröer, C; Schumann, P; Klenk, HP; Gtari, M (July 2015). "Geodermatophilus aquaeductus sp. nov., isolated from the ruins of Hadrian's aqueduct". Antonie van Leeuwenhoek. 108 (1): 41–50. doi:10.1007/s10482-015-0461-z. PMID 26025303. S2CID 18244819.
  2. Parte, A.C. "Geodermatophilus". LPSN.
  3. Parker, Charles Thomas; Garrity, George M (1 January 2003). Parker, Charles Thomas; Garrity, George M (eds.). "Taxonomic Abstract for the species". The NamesforLife Abstracts. doi:10.1601/tx.27366.
  4. "Details: DSM-46834". www.dsmz.de.