Alicyclobacillus sendaiensis Tsuruoka et al., 2003
- Dataset
- English Wikipedia - Species Pages
- Rank
- SPECIES
Classification
- class
- Bacilli
- order
- Bacillales
- family
- Alicyclobacillaceae
- genus
- Alicyclobacillus
- species
- Alicyclobacillus sendaiensis
Abstract
Alicyclobacillus sendaiensis is a species of Gram positive, strictly aerobic, bacterium. The bacteria are acidophilic and produced endospores. It was first isolated from soil in Aoba-yama Park, Sendai, Japan. The species was first described in 2003, and the name refers to the city from which it was first isolated. It was found during a survey in search of bacteria that produce thermostable collagenase. The optimum growth temperature for A. sendaiensis is 55 °C, and can grow in the 40-65 °C range. The optimum pH is 5.5, and can grow in pH 2.5-6.5.
Name
- Homonyms
- Alicyclobacillus sendaiensis Tsuruoka et al., 2003
- Common names
- Alicyclobacillus in English