Malikia granosa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Proteobacteria |
Class: | Betaproteobacteria |
Order: | Burkholderiales |
Family: | Comamonadaceae |
Genus: | Malikia |
Species: | M. granosa |
Binomial name | |
Malikia granosa Spring et al. 2005 |
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Type strain | |
CIP 108194, DSM 15619, JCM 12706, P1 |
Malikia granosa is a Gram-negative, rod-shaped, motile bacterium with one to two polar flagella from the new genus Malikia in family Comamonadaceae. It was isolated from activated sludge of a municipal wastewater treatment plant. Colonies of M. granosa are creamy–white in color.