Abstract
An' gu.lo.mi.cro' bi.um. M.L. fem. n. angularis angular; Gr. adj. micros small; Gr. masc. n. bios life; M.L.neut. n. Angulomicrobium angular microbe.
Proteobacteria / Alphaproteobacteria / Rhizobiales / Hyphomicrobiaceae / Angulomicrobium
Unicellular bacterium, having polygonal cells with radial symmetry, ranging in dimensions from 1.1–1.5 µm. The shape of the cells is tetrahedral or mushroom-like. Flat, triangular bacteria are provisionally included within the genus.
The mol% G + C of the DNA is: 64.3–68.
Type species: Angulomicrobium tetraedrale Vasilyeva, Lafitskaya and Namsaraev 1986, 354 (Effective publication: Vasilyeva, Lafitskaya and Namsaraev 1979, 1037.)