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title: Shimwellia blattae
description: "This microbe is a Gram negative rod-shaped bacterium commonly found in the intestines of cockroaches. The rods occur singly or in pairs and can be motile by peritrichous flagella. Growth occurs optimally at 35-37 C. This microbe has not been…"
url: "https://vumicro.com/es/docs/shimwellia-blattae/"
updated: "2022-03-24"
category: Reference Library / Gram negative bacilli
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# Shimwellia blattae

This microbe is a Gram negative rod-shaped bacterium commonly found in the intestines of cockroaches. The rods occur singly or in pairs and can be motile by peritrichous flagella. Growth occurs optimally at 35-37 C. This microbe has not been associated with disease in either humans or cockroaches.

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