Terrabacter ginsenosidimutans is a species of Gram-positive, nonmotile, non-endospore-forming bacteria.[1] Cells are short rods. It was initially isolated from ginseng soil from a farm near Pocheon, South Korea. The species was first described in 2010, and its name refers the bacteria's ability to transform ginsenosides into rare gypenosides.
| Terrabacter ginsenosidimutans | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Actinomycetota |
| Class: | Actinomycetia |
| Order: | Micrococcales |
| Family: | Intrasporangiaceae |
| Genus: | Terrabacter |
| Species: | T. ginsenosidimutans
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| Binomial name | |
| Terrabacter ginsenosidimutans An et al. 2010[1]
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The optimum growth temperature for T. ginsenosidimutans is 30 °C and can grow in the 10-40 °C range. The optimum pH is 7.0 and can grow in pH 5.0-10.0.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c An, D.-S.; Cui, C.-H.; Lee, H.-G.; Wang, L.; Kim, S. C.; Lee, S.-T.; Jin, F.; Yu, H.; Chin, Y.-W.; Lee, H.-K.; Im, W.-T.; Kim, S.-G. (9 July 2010). "Identification and Characterization of a Novel Terrabacter ginsenosidimutans sp. nov. -Glucosidase That Transforms Ginsenoside Rb1 into the Rare Gypenosides XVII and LXXV". Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 76 (17): 5827–5836. doi:10.1128/AEM.00106-10. PMC 2935048.