Kribbella sancticallisti

Kribbella catacumbae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Bacteria
Phylum: Actinobacteria
Class: Actinobacteria
Subclass: Actinobacteridae
Order: Actinomycetales
Suborder: Propionibacterineae
Family: Nocardioidaceae
Genus: Kribbella
Species: Kribbella catacumbae

Kribbella sancticallisti is a species of bacteria in the genus Kribbella. It was discovered as a whitish-grey patina growing in Roman catacombs in 2008.[1]

See also

References

  1. "New Life Found in Ancient Tombs". Science Daily. September 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-18.

Further reading

  • Urzì; De Leo, F; Schumann, P; et al. (2008). "Kribbella catacumbae sp. nov. and Kribbella sancticallisti sp. nov., isolated from whitish-grey patinas in the catacombs of St Callistus in Rome, Italy". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 58 (Pt 9): 2090–2097. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.65613-0. PMID 18768610.


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