Alicyclobacillus herbarius
| Alicyclobacillus herbarius | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Bacillota |
| Class: | Bacilli |
| Order: | Caryophanales |
| Family: | Alicyclobacillaceae |
| Genus: | Alicyclobacillus |
| Species: | A. herbarius
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| Binomial name | |
| Alicyclobacillus herbarius Goto et al. 2002
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Alicyclobacillus herbarius is a species of Gram positive, strictly aerobic, bacterium. The bacteria are acidophilic and produced endospores. It was first isolated from a hibiscus-based herbal tea. The species was first described in 2002, and the name refers to the herbal tea from which it was first isolated.[1]
The optimum growth temperature for A. herbarius is 55-60 °C, and can grow in the 35-65 °C range. The optimum pH is 4.5-5.0, and can grow in pH 3.5-6.0.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Matsubara, Hiroshige; Matsumura, Terumi; Yamasato, Kazuhide; Goto, Keiichi; Mochida, Kaoru; Niwa, Motohiro; Hara, Yukihiko (1 January 2002). "Alicyclobacillus herbarius sp. nov., a novel bacterium containing omega-cycloheptane fatty acids, isolated from herbal tea". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 52 (1): 109–113. doi:10.1099/00207713-52-1-109. PMID 11837292.
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