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Microbacterium

Genus of bacteria

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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.

01Species

Microbacterium comprises the following species:

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