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Roseomonas aquatica

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Species of bacterium

Roseomonas aquatica
Scientific classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Pseudomonadota
Class: Alphaproteobacteria
Order: Rhodospirillales
Family: Acetobacteraceae
Genus: Roseomonas
Species: R. aquatica
Binomial name
Roseomonas aquatica
Gallego 2006

Roseomonas aquatica is a species of Gram negative, strictly aerobic, coccobacilli-shaped, pale pink-colored bacterium. It was first isolated from drinking water from Seville, Spain. The species name is derived from the Latin aquatica (found in water, aquatic).

The optimum growth temperature for R. aquatica is 25-28 °C, but can grow in the 15-35 °C range. The optimum pH is 7.0, and can grow in pH 5.0-9.0.

References

  1. Gallego, Virginia; Sánchez-Porro, Cristina; García, Maria Teresa; Ventosa, Antonio (2006). "Roseomonas aquatica sp. nov., isolated from drinking water". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 56 (10): 2291–2295. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.64379-0. PMID 17012549.

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Taxon identifiers
Roseomonas aquatica
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