Biology:Phycicoccus dokdonensis

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Phycicoccus dokdonensis
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Actinobacteria
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P. dokdonensis
Binomial name
Phycicoccus dokdonensis
Yoon et al. 2008

Phycicoccus dokdonensis is a species of Gram positive, strictly aerobic, non-motile, non-endosporeforming bacterium. The species was initially isolated from soil from the Liancourt Rocks, South Korea . The species was first described in 2008, and its name refers to Korean name (Dokdo) for the disputed Liancourt Rocks.[1]

The optimum growth temperature for P. dokdonensis is 30 °C and can grow in the 10-36 °C range. The optimum pH is 6.5-7.5, and can grow in pH 5.0-8.5.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Yoon, J.-H.; Lee, S.-Y.; Kang, S.-J.; Oh, T.-K. (1 March 2008). "Phycicoccus dokdonensis sp. nov., isolated from soil". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 58 (3): 597–600. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.65284-0. PMID 18319462. 

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