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Terrabacter aeriphilus

Terrabacter aeriphilus is a species of Gram-positive, nonmotile, non-endospore-forming bacteria. Cells are either rods or coccoid. It was initially isolated from an air sample in Taean County, South Korea. The species was first described in 2010, and its name is derived from Latin aer (air), and Greek philos (loving).

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Terrabacter aeriphilus
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Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Bacillati
Phylum: Actinomycetota
Class: Actinomycetes
Order: Micrococcales
Family: Intrasporangiaceae
Genus: Terrabacter
Species:
T. aeriphilus
Binomial name
Terrabacter aeriphilus
Weon et al. 20101

Terrabacter aeriphilus is a species of Gram-positive, nonmotile, non-endospore-forming bacteria.1 Cells are either rods or coccoid. It was initially isolated from an air sample in Taean County, South Korea. The species was first described in 2010, and its name is derived from Latin aer (air), and Greek philos (loving).

The optimum growth temperature for T. aeriphilus is 30 °C and can grow in the 5-35 °C range. The optimum pH is 6.0-7.0, and can grow in pH 4.0-9.0.1

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  1. Weon, H. Y.; Son, J. A.; Yoo, S. H.; Kim, B. Y.; Kwon, S. W.; Schumann, P.; Kroppenstedt, R.; Stackebrandt, E. (7 August 2009). "Terrabacter aeriphilus sp. nov., isolated from an air sample". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 60 (5): 1130–1134. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.016444-0. PMID 19666794.