Cavicella is a genus of bacteria which belongs to the class Gammaproteobacteria with one known species (Cavicella subterranea).[1][2] Cavicella subterranea has been isolated from mineral water from a 150-metre-deep borehole in Portugal.[3][4]

Paraperlucidibaca
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Cavicella

França et al. 2015[1]
Species

C. subterranea

Cavicella’s temperature range is mesophilic, growing best at moderate temperatures, between 25°C and 40°C. Cavicella specifically, grows best at 28°C.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Genus: Cavicella". lpsn.dsmz.de.
  2. ^ "Cavicella". www.uniprot.org.
  3. ^ França, Luís; Albuquerque, Luciana; da Costa, Milton S. (1 November 2015). "Cavicella subterranea gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from a deep mineral-water aquifer, and emended description of the species Perlucidibaca piscinae". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 65 (Pt_11): 3812–3817. doi:10.1099/ijsem.0.000493.
  4. ^ "German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures GmbH: Details". www.dsmz.de.
  5. ^ BacDive. (n.d.). Cavicella subterranea W2.09-231: Type strain: DSM 102804, CECT 84582, LMG 28332: Bacdiveid:132958. BacDive. https://bacdive.dsmz.de/strain/132958