Biology:Intrasporangium chromatireducens

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Intrasporangium chromatireducens
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Actinobacteria
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I. chromatireducens
Binomial name
Intrasporangium chromatireducens
Liu et al. 2012

Intrasporangium chromatireducens is a species of Gram positive, strictly aerobic bacterium. The species was initially isolated from manganese mining soil in Hunan Province, China . The species was first described in 2012, and its name refers to the species ability to reduce chromate.[1]

The optimum growth temperature for I. chromatireducens is 37 °C and can grow in the 10-45 °C range. The optimum pH is 8.0 and can grow in pH 5.0-10.0.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Liu, H.; Wang, H.; Wang, G. (25 March 2011). "Intrasporangium chromatireducens sp. nov., a chromate-reducing actinobacterium isolated from manganese mining soil, and emended description of the genus Intrasporangium". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 62 (2): 403–408. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.030528-0. PMID 21441371. 

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