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Sporomusa ovata Möller et al. 1984
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Sporomusa ovata is a species of bacteria with characteristic banana-shaped cells. Its cells are strictly anaerobic, Gram-negative, endospore-forming, straight to slightly curved rods that are motile by means of lateral flagella. [1] It has been the subject of much research into electrosynthesis of energy-containing carbon chains. [2] [3]
Sporomusa ovata is a candidate as the biological catalyst for an "artificial leaf" that converts sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide into oxygen and liquid fuels. [4]