Aminomonas paucivorans
| Aminomonas paucivorans | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Synergistota |
| Class: | Synergistia |
| Order: | Synergistales |
| Family: | Synergistaceae |
| Genus: | Aminomonas |
| Species: | A. paucivorans
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| Binomial name | |
| Aminomonas paucivorans Baena et al., 1999
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Aminomonas paucivorans is a species of mesophilic, anaerobic, amino-acid-degrading bacterium. It was first formally described in 1999. It was specifically isolated from an anaerobic lagoon, which was part of a Dairy Wastewater Treatment plant. The anaerobic conditions of the lagoon, along with the presence of various organic compounds, provides an ideal environment for it to thrive.[1]
Characteristics
[edit]Aminomonas paucivorans is a Gram-negative, non-spore-forming bacterium that exhibits a slightly curved, rod-shaped morphology (0.3 × 4.0–6.0 μm) that exists singly or in pairs. This bacterium is classified as an obligate anaerobe, meaning that it requires environments devoid of oxygen for survival and growth.[2] A. paucivorans is also asaccharolytic, utilizing amino acids such as arginine, histidine, threonine, and glycine, it grows best at around 35°C (95°F) and prefers a neutral pH of approximately pH of 7.5.[1]
Habitat
[edit]A. paucivorans thrives in an oxygen free environment, and was isolated from an anaerobic lagoon which was part of a dairy wastewater treatment plant.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Baena, S.; Fardeau, M.-L.; Ollivier, B.; Labat, M.; Thomas, P.; Garcia, J.-L.; Patel, B. K. C. (1 July 1999). "Aminomonas paucivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., a mesophilic, anaerobic, amino-acid-utilizing bacterium". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 49 (3): 975–982. doi:10.1099/00207713-49-3-975. PMID 10425753.
- ^ "Genus: Aminomonas". LPSN.DSMZ.de.