Roseomonas nepalensis

Roseomonas nepalensis is a species of Gram negative, strictly aerobic, coccobacilli-shaped, wine-red-colored bacterium. It was first isolated from oil-contaminated soil from Biratnagar, Nepal. The name is derived from the country from which it was first isolated.

Roseomonas nepalensis
Scientific classification
Domain:
Bacteria
Phylum:
Proteobacteria
Class:
Alphaproteobacteria
Order:
Rhodospirillales
Family:
Acetobacteraceae
Genus:
Roseomonas
Species:
R. nepalensis
Binomial name
Roseomonas nepalensis
Chaudhary 2017

R. nepalensis can grow in the 15-40 °C range and pH 6.0-10.0.[1]

References
  1. Chaudhary, Dhiraj Kumar; Kim, Jaisoo (2017). "Roseomonas nepalensis sp. nov., isolated from oil-contaminated soil". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 67 (4): 981–987. doi:10.1099/ijsem.0.001727. PMID 27983479.


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