Roseomonas rosea explained
Roseomonas rosea (formerly Muricoccus roseus) is a species of Gram negative, strictly aerobic, coccobacilli-shaped, pink-colored bacteria. It was first isolated from a children's day care center in 1995.[1] Further work on the isolate led to the proposal of a new genus and species, Muricoccus roseus in 2003.[2] Further work on M. roseus found that the species belonged in the genus Roseomonas, and also led to Teichococcus ludipueritiae being reclassified as Roseomonas ludipueritiae in 2009. The new name for the species is Roseomonas rosea.[3] The species name is derived from Latin rosea (pink), referring to the pink color the bacterial colonies will form, which is also a present in most Roseomonas species.
The optimum growth temperature for R. rosea is 30 °C, but can grow in the 15-45 °C range.
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Notes and References
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- Kämpfer P, Andersson MA, Jäckel U, Salkinoja-Salonen M. Teichococcus ludipueritiae gen. nov. sp. nov., and Muricoccus roseus gen. nov. sp. nov. representing two new genera of the α-1 subclass of the Proteobacteria. Systematic and Applied Microbiology. 2003 Jan 1;26(1):23-9.
- Sanchez-Porro C, Gallego V, Busse HJ, Kämpfer P, Ventosa A. Transfer of Teichococcus ludipueritiae and Muricoccus roseus to the genus Roseomonas, as Roseomonas ludipueritiae comb. nov. and Roseomonas rosea comb. nov., respectively, and emended description of the genus Roseomonas. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 2009 May 1;59(5):1193-8.
