Taxonomy
Morphology
Cultural characteristics
Biochemical characters
Ecology
Pathogenicity
References
Phylum Actinomycetota, Class Actinomycetes, Order Micrococcales, Family Micrococcaceae, Genus Micrococcus, Micrococcus
yunnanensis Zhao et al. 2009.
Gram-positive cocci, 0.8-1 μm in diameter. Nonmotile. Endospores are not formed.
Colonies on TSA are yellow, smooth, and circular with entire margins, 1 mm in
diameter. Temperature range for growth is 4-45 ºC. Grows at pH 6-8 and in 0-15%
(w/v), NaCl. Optimal growth occurs at 28 ºC and about pH 7.0-8.0. Aerobic.
Isolated from surface-sterilized roots of Polyspora axillaris, collectedin Yunnan Province, south-west China.
Undetermined.
- Hans-Jurgen Busse, 2012. Family I. Micrococcaceae Pribham 1929, 361 AL emend. Stackebrandt, Rainey and Ward-Rainey 1997,
479 in: Bergey’s Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, second edition, Volume Five The Actinobacteria, Part A, Springer, 571-666.
- Zhao G.Z., Li J., Qin S., Zhang Y.Q., Zhu W.Y., Jiang C.L., Xu L.H. and Li W.J.: Micrococcus yunnanensis sp. nov., a novel
actinobacterium isolated from surface-sterilized Polyspora axillaris roots. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 2383-2387.
- Rakash, O., Nimonkar, Y., Munot, H., Sharma, A., Vemuluri, V. R., Chavadar, M. S. and Shouche, Y. S. 2014. Description of
Micrococcus aloeverae sp. nov., an endophytic actinobacterium isolated from Aloe vera. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64, 3427-3433.
Positive results for acid and alkaline phosphatase, catalase, Tween 80 hydrolysis,
alpha-glucosidase, acid production from melibiose and trehalose.
Negative results for arginine dihydrolase, alpha-fucosidase, alpha- and beta-galactosidase, beta-glucuronidase, beta-glucosidase,
N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase, alpha-mannosidase, methyl red test, nitrate reduction, oxidase, starch hydrolysis, urease, Voges–
Proskauer test, acid production from adonitol, D- and L-arabinose, arbutin, cellobiose, dulcitol, erythritol, esculin, fructose, D-fucose,
galactose, beta-gentiobiose, glycogen, gluconate, inositol, inulin, lactose, D-lyxose, mannitol, melezitose, methyl alpha-D-
mannoside, methyl alpha-D-glucoside, N-acetylglucosamine, raffinose, rhamnose, ribose, salicin, sorbitol, sorbose, starch, D-
tagatose or D-xylose.
Contradictory results for esculin and gelatin hydrolysis.
(c) Costin Stoica