Phycicoccus cremeus

Phycicoccus cremeus is a species of Gram positive, strictly aerobic, non-motile, non-endosporeforming bacterium. The species was initially isolated from forest soil from the Changbai Mountains, Heilongjiang, China. The species was first described in 2011, and its name refers to the cream-colored colonies the species produces on R2A agar.[1]

Phycicoccus cremeus
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P. cremeus
Binomial name
Phycicoccus cremeus
Zhang et al. 2011

The optimum growth temperature for P. cremeus is 29 °C and can grow in the 14-35 °C range. The optimum pH is 7.0-8.0, and can grow in pH 4.1-10.0.[1]

References

  1. Zhang, J.-Y.; Liu, X.-Y.; Liu, S.-J. (12 February 2010). "Phycicoccus cremeus sp. nov., isolated from forest soil, and emended description of the genus Phycicoccus". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 61 (1): 71–75. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.020842-0.
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