Aquipluma

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Aquipluma is a genus of bacteria in the family Prolixibacteraceae. It has one known species, Aquipluma nitroreducens, described by Watanabe and colleagues in 2020. These bacteria are facultatively anaerobic, meaning they can grow with or without oxygen, and they can reduce nitrate. Taxonomy: Domain Bacteria; Phylum Bacteroidota; Class Bacteroidia; Order Bacteroidales; Family Prolixibacteraceae; Genus Aquipluma; Species A. nitroreducens.