| Cross Index | Verrucomicrobium spinosum |
| SuperSet | Prokaryote, Eubacteria , Budding and/or Appendaged Bacteria |
| Compare | Prosthecate Bacteria: Ancalomicrobium adetum Asticcacaulis Caulobacter Dichotomicrobium thermohalophilum,
Filomicrobium fusiforme,
Hirschia baltica,
Hyphomicrobium Hyphomonas, Labrys monachus , Pedomicrobium, Prosthecobacter fusiformis,
Prosthecomicrobium,
Stella, Verrucomicrobium spinosum Non Prosthecate Bacteria Angulomicrobium tetraedrale Blastobacter Ensifer adherans,Gallionella ferrunginea Gemmiger formicilis, Nevskia ramosa, Seliberia stellata Planctomycetales Planctomyces, Gemmata obscuriglobus , Isosphaera pallida, Pirelulla |
| Contrast | Archaea |
| Subset |
| Morphology | Verrucomicrobium spinosum |
| CELLULAR |
| Staining | not reported |
| Morphology | unicellular rod shaped bacterium, 0.8-1.0 x 1.0-3.8 um. Numerous prosthecae, about 0.5 um long, emanating from all locations on the cell surface |
| Motility | non motile |
| Specialized structures | fimbriae extend from prothecal tips, no gas vacuoles, no metal deposits on cells |
| Division | unknown |
| COLONIAL |
| Solid surface |
| Liquid |
| Growth Parameters | Verrucomicrobium spinosum |
| PHYSIOLOGICAL |
| Tropism | chemoheterotroph |
| Oxygen | facultative anaerobe |
| pH | |
| Temperature | |
| Requirements | |
| Products | ferments glucose with acid production and no gas, ferments some sugars |
| Enzymes | |
| Unique features |
| ENVIRONMENTAL |
| Habitat | soils and the surface water of a eutrophic lake |
| Lifestyle | |
| Pathogenicity |
| Distribution |
| Genome | Verrucomicrobium spinosum |
| G+C Mol % | 58-59 |
| Reference | Verrucomicrobium spinosum |
| First citation | Schlesner1987 Syst.
Appl. Microbiol 10: 54-56 Schlesner 1988 IJSB 38: 221 |
| The Prokaryotes | p |
| Bergey's Determinative | p 464 |
| References |