Sporosarcina

Sporosarcina
Scientific classification
Domain:
Bacteria
Kingdom:
Eubacteria
Phylum:
Firmicutes
Class:
Bacilli
Order:
Bacillales
Family:
Planococcaceae
Genus:
Sporosarcina

Kluyver and van Niel 1936 emend. Yoon et al. 2001

Sporosarcina is a genus of bacteria.

Specification

The cells of the species of Sporosarcina are either rod-shaped or coccoid.[1] Sporosarcina forms endospores. The majority species of Sporosarcina is moveable (motile).

Metabolism

All species of Sporosarcina are heterotrophic. They do not perform photosynthesis.[1] A few species are obligate aerobic, they need oxygen. Others are facultative aerobic, they can also perform metabolism in the absence of oxygen.[1]

Ecology

Some species, such as S. ureae have the enzyme urease and are thus able to break down urea.[1] The species forms the highest population densities in soils that are subject to influence of urine. These include, for example, meadows where cattle are kept. Thus S. ureae plays an important role in the ecosystem.[2]

Systematics

Sporosarcina belongs to the firmicutes.[3] Some examples of species:

References
  1. Garrity, George M. (2009). Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology: The Firmicutes, Volume 3 of Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology.
  2. Schlegel, Hans G. (1992). Allgemeine Mikrobiologie. ISBN 3-13-444607-3.
  3. J.P. Euzéby: List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN)
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