Micrococcus roseus
| Micrococcus roseus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Actinobacteria |
| Order: | Actinomycetales |
| Family: | Micrococcaceae |
| Genus: | Micrococcus |
| Species: | M. roseus
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| Binomial name | |
| Micrococcus roseus Flügge 1886 (Approved Lists 1980)
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Micrococcus roseus is a gram positive bacterial cell that grows in the tetrad arrangement.[1] The normal habitat for this Micrococcus species is skin, soil, and water.[2] It derives its name from the carotenoid pigment that it secretes.[3] Isolated colonies on a TSA plate are circular, 1.0–1.5 mm in size, slightly convex, smooth, and pink in color. Optimal growth temperature is 10 degrees Celsius. Micrococcus roseus is a strictly aerobic organism.[4]
References[]
- ^ Leboffe, Michael J.; Burton E. Pierce. The Photographic Atlas for the Microbiology Laboratory (3rd ed.).
- ^ Sneath, Peter (1986). Bergeys Manual of Systemic Bacteriology Volume 2.
- ^ Jagannadham, MV; M.K. Chattopadhyay; S. Shivaji (1996). "The major carotenoid pigment of a psychrotrophic Micrococcus roseus strain: fluorescence properties of the pigment and its binding to membranes". Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. Elsevier Publishing. 220 (3): 724–728. doi:10.1006/bbrc.1996.0471. PMID 8607832.
- ^ Holt, John. Bergeys Manual of Determinative Bacteriology (9th ed.).
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- Micrococcineae
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