Microbacterium barkeri explained

Microbacterium barkeri is a bacterium from the genus Microbacterium which has been isolated from domestic sewage and from smear from a cheeses.^[1] Microbacterium barkeri has the ability to degrade polyvinyl alcohol.^[2]

Further reading

• Liu. J.. Zhou. Q.. Ibrahim. M.. Liu. H.. Jin. G.. Zhu. B.. Xie. G.. Genome Sequence of the Biocontrol Agent Microbacterium barkeri Strain 2011-R4. Journal of Bacteriology. 9 November 2012. 194. 23. 6666–6667. 10.1128/JB.01468-12. 23144410. 3497549.
• Book: George M.. Garrity. Bergey's manual of systematic bacteriology.. 2012. Springer Science + Business Media. New York. 978-0-387-68233-4. 2nd.

External links

• Type strain of Microbacterium barkeri at BacDive - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase

Notes and References

1. Hoppe-Seyler. TS. Jaeger. B. Bockelmann. W. Noordman. WH. Geis. A. Heller. KJ. Identification and differentiation of species and strains of Arthrobacter and Microbacterium barkeri isolated from smear cheeses with Amplified Ribosmal DNA Restriction Analysis (ARDRA) and pulsed field gel electrophoresis (PFGE).. Systematic and Applied Microbiology. September 2003. 26. 3. 438–44. 10.1078/072320203322497473. 14529187. 2003SyApM..26..438H .
2. Chung. Jinwook. Kim. Seungjin. Choi. Kwangkeun. Kim. Jong-Oh. Degradation of polyvinyl alcohol in textile waste water by Microbacterium barkeri KCCM 10507 and Paenibacillus amylolyticus KCCM 10508. Environmental Technology. 17 June 2015. 37. 4. 452–458. 10.1080/09593330.2015.1054257. 26000781. 35066398.