Alicyclobacillus tengchongensis
Alicyclobacillus tengchongensis is a species of Gram positive, strictly aerobic, bacterium. The bacteria are acidophilic and produced endospores. It was first isolated from soil in a hot spring in Tengchong, China. The species was first described in 2014, and the name refers to the city from which it was first isolated.[1]
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| Species: | A. tengchongensis |
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| Alicyclobacillus tengchongensis Kim et al. 2014 | |
The optimum growth temperature for A. tengchongensis is 45 °C, and can grow in the 30-50 °C range. The optimum pH is 3.2, and can grow in pH 2.0-6.0.[1]
References
- Kim, Min Goo; Lee, Jae-Chan; Park, Dong-Jin; Li, Wen-Jun; Kim, Chang-Jin (18 July 2014). "Alicyclobacillus tengchongensis sp. nov., a thermo-acidophilic bacterium isolated from hot spring soil". Journal of Microbiology. 52 (10): 884–889. doi:10.1007/s12275-014-3625-z. PMID 25037879. S2CID 13927866.
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