Microbacterium
| Microbacterium | |
|---|---|
| Microbacterium gubbeenense on agar plate | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Bacillati |
| Phylum: | Actinomycetota |
| Class: | Actinomycetia |
| Order: | Micrococcales |
| Family: | Microbacteriaceae |
| Genus: | Microbacterium Orla-Jensen 1919 (Approved Lists 1980) |
| Type species | |
| Microbacterium lacticum Orla-Jensen 1919 (Approved Lists 1980) | |
| Species | |
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Microbacterium is a genus of bacteria in the family Microbacteriaceae. Microbacteria are common contaminants of laboratory reagents, which can lead to their being misrepresented in microbiome data.