Kurthia

Kurthia
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Phylum:	Bacillota
Class:	Bacilli
Order:	Bacillales
Family:	Planococcaceae
Genus:	Kurthia; Trevisan 1885
Type species
	Kurthia zopfii;
Species
	K. gibsonii; K. huakuii; K. massiliensis; K. populi; K. senegalensis; K. sibirica; K. zopfii

Kurthia is a bacterial genus from the Planococcaceae family. Kurthia is a gram-positive, non-spore forming, rod-like bacteria. This strain has been isolated from diarrhea samples, however, no evidence has been brought forward suggesting it is pathogenic in nature.^[2] It has also been found in various meats, milks, and soils.

Kurthia species produce carbamoylase and hydantoinase. They also can produce L-Proline from glutamic acid or aspartic acid with the aid of a detergent.^[3]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "Kurthia". LPSN.
^ Keddie, RM (1981). The Prokaryotes: A Handbook on Habitats, Isolation and Identification of Bacteria (1 ed.). Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg. pp. 1888–1893. ISBN 978-3-662-13187-9.
^ Mei, Y (2009). "Screening and distributing features of bacteria with hydantoinase and carbamoylase". Microbiological Research. 3 (164): 322–329. doi:10.1016/j.micres.2006.12.006. PMID 17498938.

[Kurthia-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "Kurthia". LPSN.

[2] Keddie, RM (1981). The Prokaryotes: A Handbook on Habitats, Isolation and Identification of Bacteria (1 ed.). Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg. pp. 1888–1893. ISBN 978-3-662-13187-9.

[3] Mei, Y (2009). "Screening and distributing features of bacteria with hydantoinase and carbamoylase". Microbiological Research. 3 (164): 322–329. doi:10.1016/j.micres.2006.12.006. PMID 17498938.

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