Phycicoccus
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Phycicoccus is a genus of Gram positive, aerobic, non-endosporeforming bacteria. Species in this genus are mesophilic and have cells that are short rods or coccoid.[1]
The genus was first proposed in 2006. The type species P. jejuensis was first isolated from dried seaweed from a beach in South Korea. The genus name is derived from Latin phycos (seaweed) and coccus, referring to the source of the original isolate and the shape of the cells.[2] However, subsequently discovered species were found to be either short rods or cocci.[3] Other members of this genus have been initially isolated from air, soil, bark, and scoria.[1]
Species from this genus produce yellow, white, or cream-colored colonies on R2A agar. All species are mesophilic; most species cannot grow at temperatures above 35-37 °C, with the exception of P. ginsenosidimutans, which can grow at 45 °C. P. jejuensis and P. aerophilus are the only psychrotrophs.[4]
References
- ^ a b Liu, Shao-Wei; Xu, Min; Tuo, Li; Li, Xiao-Jun; Hu, Lin; Chen, Li; Li, Rong-Feng; Sun, Cheng-Hang (1 March 2016). "Phycicoccus endophyticus sp. nov., an endophytic actinobacterium isolated from Bruguiera gymnorhiza". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 66 (3): 1105–1111. doi:10.1099/ijsem.0.000842. PMID 26653143.
- ^ Lee, S. D. (1 October 2006). "Phycicoccus jejuensis gen. nov., sp. nov., an actinomycete isolated from seaweed". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 56 (10): 2369–2373. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.64271-0.
- ^ Zhang, J.-Y.; Liu, X.-Y.; Liu, S.-J. (12 February 2010). "Phycicoccus cremeus sp. nov., isolated from forest soil, and emended description of the genus Phycicoccus". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 61 (1): 71–75. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.020842-0.
- ^ Kang, Jong-Pyo; Kim, Yeon-Ju; Nguyen, Ngoc-Lan; Hoang, Van-An; Farh, Mohamed El-Agamy; Joo, Sung-Chul; Quan, Lin-Hu; Yang, Deok-Chun (1 December 2016). "Phycicoccus ginsengisoli sp. nov., isolated from cultivated ginseng soil". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 66 (12): 5320–5327. doi:10.1099/ijsem.0.001515. PMID 27666743.
