Pedococcus dokdonensis is a species of Gram positive, strictly aerobic, non-motile, non-endosporeforming bacterium.[1] The species was initially isolated from soil from the Liancourt Rocks, South Korea. The species was first described in 2008, and its name refers to Korean name (Dokdo) for the disputed Liancourt Rocks.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Actinomycetota |
| Class: | Actinomycetia |
| Order: | Micrococcales |
| Family: | Intrasporangiaceae |
| Genus: | Pedococcus |
| Species: | P. dokdonensis
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| Pedococcus dokdonensis | |
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The optimum growth temperature for P. dokdonensis is 30 °C and can grow in the 10-36 °C range. The optimum pH is 6.5-7.5, and can grow in pH 5.0-8.5.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Yoon, J.-H.; Lee, S.-Y.; Kang, S.-J.; Oh, T.-K. (1 March 2008). "Phycicoccus dokdonensis sp. nov., isolated from soil". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 58 (3): 597–600. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.65284-0. PMID 18319462.
- ^ Nouioui I, Carro L, García-López M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Pukall R, Klenk H-P, Goodfellow M, Göker M. (2018). "Genome-Based Taxonomic Classification of the Phylum Actinobacteria". Front. Microbiol. 9: 2007. doi:10.3389/fmicb.2018.02007. PMC 6113628. PMID 30186281.