Alicyclobacillus herbarius

Alicyclobacillus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Division:	Firmicutes
Class:	Bacilli
Order:	Bacillales
Family:	Alicyclobacillaceae
Genus:	Alicyclobacillus
Species:	A. herbarius
Binomial name
	Alicyclobacillus herbarius; Goto et al. 2002

Alicyclobacillus herbarius is a species of Gram positive, strictly aerobic, bacterium. The bacteria are acidophilic and produced endospores. It was first isolated from a hibiscus-based herbal tea. The species was first described in 2002, and the name refers to the herbal tea from which it was first isolated.^[1]

The optimum growth temperature for A. herbarius is 55-60 °C, and can grow in the 35-65 °C range. The optimum pH is 4.5-5.0, and can grow in pH 3.5-6.0.^[1]

References[]

^ ^a ^b Matsubara, Hiroshige; Matsumura, Terumi; Yamasato, Kazuhide; Goto, Keiichi; Mochida, Kaoru; Niwa, Motohiro; Hara, Yukihiko (1 January 2002). "Alicyclobacillus herbarius sp. nov., a novel bacterium containing omega-cycloheptane fatty acids, isolated from herbal tea". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 52 (1): 109–113. doi:10.1099/00207713-52-1-109. PMID 11837292.

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[goto-1] Matsubara, Hiroshige; Matsumura, Terumi; Yamasato, Kazuhide; Goto, Keiichi; Mochida, Kaoru; Niwa, Motohiro; Hara, Yukihiko (1 January 2002). "Alicyclobacillus herbarius sp. nov., a novel bacterium containing omega-cycloheptane fatty acids, isolated from herbal tea". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 52 (1): 109–113. doi:10.1099/00207713-52-1-109. PMID 11837292.

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