Zoogloea, also known as zoöglœa, is a genus of gram-negative, aerobic, rod-shaped bacteria from the family of Zoogloeaceae[1] in the Rhodocyclales of the class Betaproteobacteria.[3][4]
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Two strains of Zoogloea resiniphila. Wild type is on the left. The right is a strain unable to form floc. | |
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Family: | Zoogloeaceae[1]
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Genus: | Zoogloea Itzigsohn 1868[2]
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Zoogloea ramigera |