Alicyclobacillus montanus Lopez et al., 2018
- Dataset
- English Wikipedia - Species Pages
- Rank
- SPECIES
Classification
- class
- Bacilli
- order
- Bacillales
- family
- Alicyclobacillaceae
- genus
- Alicyclobacillus
- species
- Alicyclobacillus montanus
Abstract
Alicyclobacillus montanus is a species of Gram positive, strictly aerobic, thermophilic bacterium. The bacteria are acidophilic and produce endospores. It was first isolated from an acidic hot spring in Los Nevados National Natural Park in the Andes Mountains of Colombia. The species was first described in 2018, and the name refers to the Andes Mountains from which it was isolated. The optimum growth temperature for A. montanus is 45 °C, and can grow in the 25-55 °C range. The optimum pH is 3.0, and can grow in pH 1.5-4.5.
Name
- Homonyms
- Alicyclobacillus montanus Lopez et al., 2018
- Common names
- Alicyclobacillus in English