Kocuria rosea is a gram-positive bacteria that is catalase-positive and oxidase-positive. It has a coccus shape that occurs in the tetrad arrangement and is a strict aerobe that grows best from 25 to 37 °C.[2] K. rosea has also been found to cause urinary tract infections in people with weakened immune systems.[3]
| Kocuria rosea | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Actinomycetota |
| Class: | Actinomycetia |
| Order: | Micrococcales |
| Family: | Micrococcaceae |
| Genus: | Kocuria |
| Species: | K. rosea
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| Binomial name | |
| Kocuria rosea | |
| Type strain | |
| ATCC 186 CCM 679 CCUG 4312 CIP 71.15 DSM 20447 IEGM 394 IFO 3768 JCM 11614 LMG 14224 NBRC 3768 NCTC 7523 NRRL B-2977 VKM B-1823 | |
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The normal habitat for this Kocuria species is skin, soil, and water.[4] It derives its name from the carotenoid pigment that it secretes.[5] Isolated colonies on a TSA plate are circular, 1.0–1.5 mm in size, slightly convex, smooth, and pink in color.[6]
Metabolism
editK. rosea has been found to be able to biodegrade malachite green, azo dyes, triphenylmethane, as well as some other industrial dyes.[7] Due to its ability to biodegrade these dyes, it has become of interest as a potential means to biodegrade dyes that would otherwise take a long time to naturally break down. It also has been found to have the ability to perform keratin hydrolysis through the production of keratinases.[8]
References
edit- ^ a b Parte, A.C. "Kocuria". LPSN.
- ^ Leboffe, Michael J.; Burton E. Pierce. The Photographic Atlas for the Microbiology Laboratory (3rd ed.).
- ^ "Kocuria rosea". vumicro.com. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
- ^ 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. 220 (3). Elsevier Publishing: 724–728. doi:10.1006/bbrc.1996.0471. PMID 8607832.
- ^ Holt, John. Bergeys Manual of Determinative Bacteriology (9th ed.).
- ^ Parshetti, Ganesh; Kalme, Satish; Saratale, Ganesh; Govindwar, Sanjay (August 8, 2006). "Biodegradation of Malachite Green by Kocuria rosea MTCC 1532". www.researchgate.net.
- ^ Bernal, C.; Vidal, L.; Valdivieso, E.; Coello, N. (2003-04-01). "Keratinolytic activity of Kocuria rosea". World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology. 19 (3): 255–261. doi:10.1023/A:1023685621215. ISSN 0959-3993. S2CID 83778784.
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