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| Genus: | Cavicella França et al. 2015[1]
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Cavicella is a genus of bacteria which belongs to the class Gammaproteobacteria with one known species (Cavicella subterranea).[1][2] Cavicella subterranea has been isolated from mineral water from a 150-metre-deep borehole in Portugal.[3][4]
Cavicella’s temperature range is mesophilic, growing best at moderate temperatures, between 25°C and 40°C. Cavicella specifically, grows best at 28°C.[5]