Ornithinibacter | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Actinomycetota |
Class: | Actinomycetia |
Order: | Micrococcales |
Family: | Intrasporangiaceae |
Genus: | Ornithinibacter Xiao et al. 2011 |
Species | |
Ornithinibacter is a genus of Gram positive, nonmotile, non-sporeforming bacteria. The bacteria are strictly aerobic and mesophilic. Cells of the genus are irregular rods that form branching hyphae. The genus name refers to L-Ornithine, the major diagnostic diamino acid in the peptidoglycan. The genus is monospecific, with O. aureus as the only species.
References
- Xiao, Chuan; Huang, Huiqin; Ye, Jianjun; Wu, Xiaopeng; Zhu, Jun; Zhan, Baolin; Bao, Shixiang (1 March 2011). "Ornithinibacter aureus gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel member of the family Intrasporangiaceae". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 61 (3): 659–664. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.022806-0. PMID 20400663.
- "Genus Ornithinibacter". LPSN - List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Ornithinibacter |