Lapillicoccus jejuensis

Lapillicoccus jejuensis is a species of Gram positive, nonmotile, non-sporeforming bacteria. The bacteria are aerobic and mesophilic, and the cells are coccoid. The species was first described in 2007, and it was originally isolated a stone in Jeju, South Korea. The species name refers to the area (Jeju) from which it was first isolated.[1] L. jejuensis is the type species of genus Lapillicoccus, and is currently the only species in the genus.[2]

Lapillicoccus jejuensis
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L. jejuensis
Binomial name
Lapillicoccus jejuensis
Lee and Lee 2007

The optimum growth temperature for Lapillicoccus jejuensis is 30 °C and can grow in the 20-37 °C range. The optimum pH is 7.1, and can grow in the 4.1-11.1 range. Cells form bright yellow-pigmented colonies on agar.[1]

References

  1. Lee, Soon Dong; Lee, Dong Wan (1 December 2007). "Lapillicoccus jejuensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel actinobacterium of the family Intrasporangiaceae, isolated from stone". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 57 (12): 2794–2798. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.64911-0. PMID 18048726.
  2. "Genus Lapillicoccus". LPSN - List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
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