title: Gemmata obscuriglobus, a new genus and species of the budding bacteria.
abstract: A single strain of a budding bacterium was isolated from freshwater. The strain had a life-cycle, with a multitrichous swarmer stage, and produced a phase-dark inclusion of packed ribosomes and nuclear material. The mol % G + C of the DNA was 64.4 +/- 1.0. A new genus, Gemmata with the type species Gemmata obscuriglobus is proposed. The type strain is UQM 2246.
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D001419:Bacteria / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism / Q000648:ultrastructure; D005618:Fresh Water; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D014871:Water Microbiology