Phycicoccus ginsengisoli is a species of Gram positive, strictly aerobic, non-endospore-forming bacterium.[1] The species was initially isolated from soil from a ginseng field in Gochang County, South Korea. The species was first described in 2016, and its name refers to the source of isolation (ginseng soil).
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Actinomycetota |
| Class: | Actinomycetia |
| Order: | Micrococcales |
| Family: | Intrasporangiaceae |
| Genus: | Phycicoccus |
| Species: | P. ginsengisoli
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| Phycicoccus ginsengisoli Kang 2016[1]
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The optimum growth temperature for P. ginsengisoli is 30 °C (86 °F) and can grow in the 10–37 °C (50–99 °F) range. The optimum pH is 7.0, and can grow in pH 6.0-9.0.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Kang, Jong-Pyo; Kim, Yeon-Ju; Nguyen, Ngoc-Lan; Hoang, Van-An; Farh, Mohamed El-Agamy; Joo, Sung-Chul; Quan, Lin-Hu; Yang, Deok-Chun (1 December 2016). "Phycicoccus ginsengisoli sp. nov., isolated from cultivated ginseng soil". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 66 (12): 5320–5327. doi:10.1099/ijsem.0.001515. PMID 27666743. S2CID 37614446.