Deinococcus frigens
| Deinococcus frigens |
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| Scientific classification |
| Kingdom: |
Bacteria |
| Phylum: |
Deinococcus-Thermus |
| Class: |
Deinococci |
| Order: |
Deinococcales |
| Family: |
Deinococcaceae |
| Genus: |
Deinococcus |
| Species: |
D. frigens |
| Binomial name |
Deinococcus frigens
Hirsch et al. 2006 |
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Deinococcus frigens is a species of low temperature and drought-tolerating, UV-resistant bacteria from Antarctica. It is Gram-positive, non-motile and coccoid-shaped. Its type strain is AA-692T (DSM 12807T).[1]
References
- ↑ Hirsch, Peter; Gallikowski, Claudia A.; Siebert, Jörg; Peissl, Klaus; Kroppenstedt, Reiner; Schumann, Peter; Stackebrandt, Erko; Anderson, Robert (2004). "Deinococcus frigens sp. nov., Deinococcus saxicola sp. nov., and Deinococcus marmoris sp. nov., Low Temperature and Draught-tolerating, UV-resistant Bacteria from Continental Antarctica". Systematic and Applied Microbiology 27 (6): 636–645. doi:10.1078/0723202042370008. ISSN 0723-2020.
Further reading
- Bej, Asim K., Jackie Aislabie, and Ronald M. Atlas, eds. Polar microbiology: the ecology, biodiversity and bioremediation potential of microorganisms in extremely cold environments. CRC Press, 2009.
- Staley, James T., et al. "Bergey’s manual of systematic bacteriology, vol. 3."Williams and Wilkins, Baltimore, MD (1989): 2250-2251.
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