Brachybacterium aquaticum
Brachybacterium aquaticum is a species of Gram positive, strictly aerobic, pale yellow-pigmented bacterium. The cells are coccoid during the stationary phase, and irregular rods during the exponential phase. It was first isolated from a seawater sample collected from the coastal region of Kovalam, India off the Indian Ocean. The name is derived from Latin aquaticum (living in water).
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| Brachybacterium aquaticum Kaur 2016 | |
The optimum growth temperature for B. aquaticum is 30 °C, but can grow in the 20-37 °C range. The optimum pH is 8.0 and can grow in pH 7.0-11.0.[1]
References
- Kaur G, Kumar N, Mual P, Kumar A, Kumar RM, Mayilraj S. Brachybacterium aquaticum sp. nov., a novel actinobacterium isolated from seawater. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 2016 Nov 1;66(11):4705-10.
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