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Terrabacter lapilli

Terrabacter lapilli is a species of Gram-positive, nonmotile, non-endospore-forming bacteria. Cells are short rods. It was initially isolated from a small stone from an agricultural field in Jeju Province, South Korea. The species was first described in 2008, and its name is derived from Latin lapilli.

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Terrabacter lapilli
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Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Bacillati
Phylum: Actinomycetota
Class: Actinomycetes
Order: Micrococcales
Family: Intrasporangiaceae
Genus: Terrabacter
Species:
T. lapilli
Binomial name
Terrabacter lapilli
Lee et al. 20081

Terrabacter lapilli is a species of Gram-positive, nonmotile, non-endospore-forming bacteria.1 Cells are short rods. It was initially isolated from a small stone from an agricultural field in Jeju Province, South Korea. The species was first described in 2008, and its name is derived from Latin lapilli (of a small stone).

T. lapilli can grow in the 10-40 °C range and in pH 4.1-12.1.1

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References

  1. Lee, J.-E.; Seo, J. P.; Lee, D. W.; Ko, Y.-H.; Lee, S. D. (1 May 2008). "Terrabacter lapilli sp. nov., an actinomycete isolated from stone". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 58 (5): 1084–1088. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.65541-0. PMID 18450693.