Telluria mixta (Bowman et al., 1989) Bowman et al., 1993
- Dataset
- English Wikipedia - Species Pages
- Rank
- SPECIES
Classification
- phylum
- Pseudomonadota
- class
- Betaproteobacteria
- order
- Burkholderiales
- family
- Oxalobacteraceae
- genus
- Telluria
- species
- Telluria mixta
Abstract
Telluria mixta (formerly called Pseudomonas mixta) is a species of Gram-negative soil bacteria that actively degrades polysaccharides including dextran, inulin, pectate, starch, and xylan. The bacterium is straight-rod-shaped, 0.5 to 1.0 μm wide and usually 2 to 3 μm long, and can grow both lateral and polar flagella. Optimal growth is seen between 30 and 35 °C, at a neutral pH, and with no salt present. Growth is totally inhibited in a sodium chloride concentration of 1.5% or more. A high level of nitrogenous carbon also inhibits growth. The name generic name Telluria, meaning "from the earth", derives from Tellus, the Roman earth goddess.