Tumebacillus soli | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Bacteria
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Division: | Bacillota
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Class: | Bacilli
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Order: | Bacillales
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Family: | Alicyclobacillaceae
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Genus: | Tumebacillus
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Species: | T. soli
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Binomial name | |
Tumebacillus soli Kim and Kim 2016
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Tumebacillus soli is a species of Gram positive, aerobic, bacterium. The cells are rod-shaped, motile, and form spores. It was first isolated from soil in Danghangpo, South Korea. The species was first described in 2015, and the name refers to its initial isolation from soil.[1]
The optimum growth temperature for T. soli is 37 °C, and can grow in the 25-45 °C range. Its optimum pH is 8.0, and grows in pH range 5.5-8.5. The bacterium forms cream-colored colonies on R2A agar.[1]