Biology:Tumebacillus luteolus

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Tumebacillus luteolus
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T. luteolus
Binomial name
Tumebacillus luteolus
Her et al. 2015

Tumebacillus luteolus is a species of Gram positive, aerobic, bacterium. The cells are rod-shaped, non-motile, and form spores. It was first isolated from soil in Ukraine . The species was first described in 2015, and the name is derived from Latin luteolus (yellowish), referring to the colony color on R2A agar.[1]

The optimum growth temperature for T. luteolus is 28-37 °C, and can grow in the 25-42 °C range. Its optimum pH is 6.0-9.0, and grows in pH range 5.0-9.0. The bacterium forms yellow colonies on nutrient agar.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Her, Jihee; Srinivasan, Sathiyaraj; Lee, Sang-Seob (1 November 2015). "Tumebacillus luteolus sp. nov., isolated from soil". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 65 (11): 4107–4112. doi:10.1099/ijsem.0.000549. PMID 26303322. 

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