Tumebacillus flagellatus
Tumebacillus flagellatus is a species of Gram positive, aerobic, bacterium. The cells are rod-shaped, motile, and form spores. It was first isolated from wastewater from a cassava processing plant in Guangxi, China. The species was first described in 2013, and the name refers to the flagella found in the cells. "T. flagellatus" was the third species of "Tumebacillus" to be discovered, but was the first found to be motile. "T. flagellatus" was found during a survey for bacteria that were able to hydrolyze pullulan or starch.

The optimum growth temperature for "T. flagellatus" is 37 °C, and can grow in the 20-42 °C range. Its optimum pH is 5.5, and grows in pH range 4.5-8.5. The bacterium forms light yellow colonies on R2A agar.
Q857288
Gram positive
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Q10876
bacterium
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Q83124
cassava
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Q15176
Guangxi
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Q148
China
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Q189998
flagella
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Q33596
motile
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Q419779
pullulan
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Q41534
starch
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Q7274495
R2A agar
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Q26298459
Tumebacillus flagellatus
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2013
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37
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+20^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#decimal
20
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-42^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#decimal
-42
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5.5
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+4.5^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#decimal
4.5
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-8.5^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#decimal
-8.5
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+2^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#decimal
2
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Gram staining
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country