Knoellia sinensis is a species of Gram positive, nonmotile, non-sporeforming bacteria.[1] The bacteria are aerobic and mesophilic, and the cells can be irregular rods or coccoid. It was originally isolated from an air sample from cave soil from Reed Flute Cave in Guilin, China. K. sinensis was discovered along with K. subterranea. The species name is derived from Latin sinensis (of China). K. sinensis is the type strain of the genus Knoellia.
| Knoellia sinensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Actinomycetota |
| Class: | Actinomycetia |
| Order: | Micrococcales |
| Family: | Intrasporangiaceae |
| Genus: | Knoellia |
| Species: | K. sinensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Knoellia sinensis Groth et al. 2002[1]
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The optimum growth temperature for K. sinensis is 28 °C, and cannot grow at temperatures of 37 °C or above. The optimum pH is 5.0-9.0.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Groth, Ingrid; Schumann, Peter; Schütze, Barbara; Augsten, Kurt; Stackebrandt, Erko (1 January 2002). "Knoellia sinensis gen. nov., sp. nov. and Knoellia subterranea sp. nov., two novel actinobacteria isolated from a cave". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 52 (1): 77–84. doi:10.1099/00207713-52-1-77. PMID 11837319.
