Tsukamurella

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Tsukamurella
Scientific classification
Domain:
Phylum:
Class:
Actinobacteria
Order:
Family:
Tsukamurellaceae

Rainey et al. 1997[1]
Genus:
Tsukamurella

Collins et al. 1988[2]
Type species
Tsukamurella paurometabola[3]
Species[3]

T. carboxydivorans
T. hominis
T. hongkongensis
T. inchonensis


T. pseudospumae
T. pulmonis
T. serpentis
T. sinensis
T. soli
T. spongiae
T. spumae
T. strandjordii
T. sunchonensis
T. tyrosinosolven

Tsukamurella is a Gram-positive, non-spore-forming, rod-shaped and obligate aerobic bacterial genus from the family of Tsukamurellaceae.[3][4][5] Most of the strains of Tsukamurella degrade starch.[6] Some Tsukamurella species can cause infections in humans.[7][8]

References[]

  1. ^ Stackebrandt E, Rainey FA, Ward-Rainey NL. (1997). "Proposal for a new hierarchic classification system, Actinobacteria classis nov". Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 47: 479–491.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  2. ^ Collins MD, Smida J, Dorsch M, Stackebrandt E. (1988). "Tsukamurella gen. nov. harboring Corynebacterium paurometabolum and Rhodococcus aurantiacus". Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 38: 385–391.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  3. ^ a b c Parte, A.C. "Tsukamurella". LPSN.
  4. ^ "Tsukamurella". www.uniprot.org.
  5. ^ Goodfellow, Michael; Kumar, Yashawant (1 January 2015). "Tsukamurella". Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd: 1–16. doi:10.1002/9781118960608.gbm00038.
  6. ^ George M., Garrity (2012). Bergey's manual of systematic bacteriology (2nd ed.). New York: Springer Science + Business Media. ISBN 0-387-68233-3.
  7. ^ Organization, World Health (2004). Guidelines for drinking-water quality (3rd ed.). Geneva: World Health Organization. ISBN 92-4-154638-7.
  8. ^ Connie R., Mahon; Donald C., Lehman; George, Manuselis Jr. (2014). Textbook of Diagnostic Microbiology. Elsevier Health Sciences. ISBN 0-323-29261-5.

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