| Tersicoccus phoenicis |
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Phylum Actinomycetota, Class Actinomycetes, Order Micrococcales, Family Micrococcaceae, Genus Tersicoccus, Tersicoccus
phoenicis Vaishampayan et al. 2013, type species of the genus.
phoenicis Vaishampayan et al. 2013, type species of the genus.
Gram-positive cocci, not exhibiting a rod-coccus cycle. Non-motile. Non-spore-forming.
Colonies are smooth, opaque, yellow, round with entire margins, about 1 mm in
diameter after 48 h of incubation at 30 ºC on TSA agar. Growth occurs between 30-55
ºC; no growth below 10 ºC or higher than 65 ºC. Grows optimally at 30 ºC, in the
presence of 0-2% (w/v) NaCl, and at pH 6.0-7.5. Strictly aerobic.
diameter after 48 h of incubation at 30 ºC on TSA agar. Growth occurs between 30-55
ºC; no growth below 10 ºC or higher than 65 ºC. Grows optimally at 30 ºC, in the
presence of 0-2% (w/v) NaCl, and at pH 6.0-7.5. Strictly aerobic.
Isolated from the spacecraft assembly clean room facilities from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA and Centre Spatial Guyanais,
Kourou, French Guyana.
Kourou, French Guyana.
Undetermined.
- Vaishampayan P, Moissl-Eichinger C, Pukall R, Schumann P, Sproer C, Augustus A, Roberts AH, Namba G, Cisneros J,
Salmassi T, et al. Description of Tersicoccus phoenicis gen. nov., sp. nov. isolated from spacecraft assembly clean room
environments. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:2463-2471. - Vaishampayan P, Moissl-Eichinger C, Pukall R, Schumann P, Sproer C, Augustus A, Roberts AH, Namba G, Cisneros J,
Salmassi T, et al. Description of Tersicoccus phoenicis gen. nov., sp. nov. isolated from spacecraft assembly clean room
environments. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:2463-2471.
Description is based mostly on API ZYM, API Coryne, and Biolog GP2.
Positive results for alpha-chymotrypsin (weak),esterase (C4), esterase lipase (C8), naphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase (weak),
alpha-glucosidase (weak), beta-glucuronidase, nitrate reduction, oxidase, pyrazinamidase, fermentation of glucose, glycogen,
lactose, mannose, mannitol, maltose, ribose, sucrose, and xylose.
Can utilize dextrin, Tween 40, Tween 80, D-fructose, D-gluconic acid, alpha-D-glucose, maltose, maltotriose, D-mannitol,
D-mannose, melezitose, palatinose, raffinose (weak), D-ribose, D-sorbitol (weak), trehalose, D-xylose, beta-hydroxybutyric acid,
L-lactic acid, pyruvic acid methyl ester, pyruvic acid, glycerol and uridine.
Negative results for acid and alkaline phosphatase, cystine arylamidase, alpha-fucosidase, gelatinase, alpha- and
beta-galactosidase, N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase, beta-glucosidase (esculin), lipase (C14), alpha-mannosidase, pyrrolidonyl
arylamidase, phosphatase, trypsin, urease, and valine arylamidase.
Positive results for alpha-chymotrypsin (weak),esterase (C4), esterase lipase (C8), naphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase (weak),
alpha-glucosidase (weak), beta-glucuronidase, nitrate reduction, oxidase, pyrazinamidase, fermentation of glucose, glycogen,
lactose, mannose, mannitol, maltose, ribose, sucrose, and xylose.
Can utilize dextrin, Tween 40, Tween 80, D-fructose, D-gluconic acid, alpha-D-glucose, maltose, maltotriose, D-mannitol,
D-mannose, melezitose, palatinose, raffinose (weak), D-ribose, D-sorbitol (weak), trehalose, D-xylose, beta-hydroxybutyric acid,
L-lactic acid, pyruvic acid methyl ester, pyruvic acid, glycerol and uridine.
Negative results for acid and alkaline phosphatase, cystine arylamidase, alpha-fucosidase, gelatinase, alpha- and
beta-galactosidase, N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase, beta-glucosidase (esculin), lipase (C14), alpha-mannosidase, pyrrolidonyl
arylamidase, phosphatase, trypsin, urease, and valine arylamidase.
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