Terrabacter koreensis is a species of Gram-positive, nonmotile, non-endospore-forming bacteria.[1] Cells are rod-shaped. It was initially isolated from soil from a flowerbed in Bucheon, South Korea. The species was first described in 2014, and its name refers to its South Korean isolation location.
| Terrabacter koreensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Actinomycetota |
| Class: | Actinomycetia |
| Order: | Micrococcales |
| Family: | Intrasporangiaceae |
| Genus: | Terrabacter |
| Species: | T. koreensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Terrabacter koreensis Won et al. 2014[1]
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The optimum growth temperature for T. koreensis is 28-30 °C and can grow in the 20-30 °C range. The optimum pH is 7.0-8.0 and can grow in pH 7.0-8.5.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c Won, K.; Kook, M.; Yi, T.-H. (8 July 2014). "Terrabacter koreensis sp. nov., isolated from soil of a flowerbed". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 64 (Pt 10): 3335–3340. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.063313-0. PMID 25006219.