Pedobacter heparinus is non-spore-forming, Gram-negative bacterium that can use carbohydrates as its sole nutrient source.Steyn, P. L.; Segers, P.; Vancanneyt, M.; Sandra, P.; Kersters, K.; Joubert, J. J. Classification of heparinolytic bacteria into a new genus, Pedobacter, comprising four species: Pedobacter heparinus comb. nov., Pedobacter piscium comb. nov., Pedobacter africanus sp. nov. and Pedobacter saltans sp. nov. Proposal of the family Sphingobacteriaceae fam. nov. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 48, No. 1, 165-177 (1998)
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External links Type strain of Pedobacter heparinus at BacDive - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase