Alicyclobacillus sendaiensis

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Alicyclobacillus sendaiensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Bacillota
Class: Bacilli
Order: Bacillales
Family: Alicyclobacillaceae
Genus: Alicyclobacillus
Species:
A. sendaiensis
Binomial name
Alicyclobacillus sendaiensis
Tsuruoka et al. 2003

Alicyclobacillus sendaiensis is a species of Gram positive, strictly aerobic, bacterium. The bacteria are acidophilic and produced endospores. It was first isolated from soil in Aoba-yama Park, Sendai, Japan. The species was first described in 2003, and the name refers to the city from which it was first isolated. It was found during a survey in search of bacteria that produce thermostable collagenase.[1]

The optimum growth temperature for A. sendaiensis is 55 °C, and can grow in the 40-65 °C range. The optimum pH is 5.5, and can grow in pH 2.5-6.5.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Tsuruoka, N. (1 July 2003). "Alicyclobacillus sendaiensis sp. nov., a novel acidophilic, slightly thermophilic species isolated from soil in Sendai, Japan". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 53 (4): 1081–1084. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.02409-0. PMID 12892130.