Micrococcus roseus
Micrococcus roseus is a gram positive bacterial cell that grows in the tetrad arrangement.[1] The normal habitat for this Micrococcus species is skin, soil, and water.[2] It derives its name from the carotenoid pigment that it secretes.[3] Isolated colonies on a TSA plate are circular, 1.0–1.5 mm in size, slightly convex, smooth, and pink in color. Optimal growth temperature is 10 degrees Celsius. Micrococcus roseus is a strictly aerobic organism.[4]
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Sources
- Leboffe, Michael J.; Burton E. Pierce. The Photographic Atlas for the Microbiology Laboratory (3rd ed.).
- Sneath, Peter (1986). Bergeys Manual of Systemic Bacteriology Volume 2.
- Jagannadham, MV; M.K. Chattopadhyay; S. Shivaji (1996). "The major carotenoid pigment of a psychrotrophic Micrococcus roseus strain: fluorescence properties of the pigment and its binding to membranes". Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. Elsevier Publishing. 220 (3): 724–728. doi:10.1006/bbrc.1996.0471. PMID 8607832.
- Holt, John. Bergeys Manual of Determinative Bacteriology (9th ed.).
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