Microlunatus phosphovorus

Microlunatus phosphovorus is the type species of the bacterial genus Microlunatus.^[1] It is Gram-positive and is notable for being a polyphosphate-accumulating bacterium.^[2] It is coccus-shaped, aerobic, chemoorganotrophic.

Microlunatus phosphovorus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Kingdom:	Bacillati
Phylum:	Actinomycetota
Class:	Actinomycetes
Order:	Propionibacteriales
Family:	Propionibacteriaceae
Genus:	Microlunatus
Species:	M. phosphovorus
Binomial name
Microlunatus phosphovorus Nakamura et al. 1995[1]
Type strain
ATCC 700054 CIP 104466 DSM 10555 HAMBI 2303 JCM 9379 NBRC 101784 NM-1 VKM Ac-1990