Terrabacter terrae
| Terrabacter terrae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Bacillati |
| Phylum: | Actinomycetota |
| Class: | Actinomycetes |
| Order: | Micrococcales |
| Family: | Intrasporangiaceae |
| Genus: | Terrabacter |
| Species: | T. terrae |
| Binomial name | |
| Terrabacter terrae Montero-Barrientos et al. 2005[1] | |
Terrabacter terrae is a species of Gram-positive, nonmotile, non-endospore-forming bacteria.[1] Cells are long, irregular rods. It was initially isolated from soil mixed with Iberian pig hair from Spain. The species was first described in 2005, and its name is derived from terrae (of the earth). The species was discovered during a survey for bacteria with keratinase activity. T. terrae was the second species added to the genus Terrabacter after the type species, T. tumescens, was added to the novel genus in 1989.
T. terrae can grow in the 15-40 °C range, and is able to hydrolyze keratin.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 Montero-Barrientos, M.; Rivas, R.; Velazquez, E.; Monte, E.; Roig, M.G. (1 November 2005). "Terrabacter terrae sp. nov., a novel actinomycete isolated from soil in Spain". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 55 (6): 2491–2495. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.63768-0. PMID 16280515.