Quadricoccus is a genus of gram-negative, oxidase-negative, catalase-positive, aerobic, non-spore-forming, non-motile bacteria from the family of Rhodocyclaceae which belongs to the class of Betaproteobacteria.[2][3] So far there is only on species of this genus known (Quadricoccus australiensis).[4]

Quadricoccus
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Quadricoccus

Maszenan et al. 2002[1]
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Type species
Quadricoccus australiensis

References

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  1. ^ LSPN lpsn.dsmz.de
  2. ^ International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology [1]
  3. ^ UniProt
  4. ^ Maszenan, AM; Seviour, RJ; Patel, BK; Schumann, P (2002). "Quadricoccus australiensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a beta-proteobacterium from activated sludge biomass". Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 52: 223–8. doi:10.1099/00207713-52-1-223. PMID 11858148.