Pradoshia is a Gram-positive and spore-forming genus of bacteria from the family of Bacillaceae with one known species (Pradoshia eiseniae).[1][2][3] Pradoshia eiseniae is capable to metabolize 3-nitropropionic acid.[3] Pradoshia eiseniae has been isolated from the gut of the earthworm Eisenia fetida.[3]

Pradoshia
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Pradoshia

Saha et al. 2019[1]
Type species
Pradoshia eiseniae[1]
Species

P. eiseniae[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Genus: Pradoshia". LPSN.DSMZ.de.
  2. ^ "Pradoshia". www.uniprot.org.
  3. ^ a b c Saha, Tilak; Ranjan, Vivek K.; Ganguli, Sriradha; Thakur, Subarna; Chakraborty, Biswanath; Barman, Partha; Ghosh, Wriddhiman; Chakraborty, Ranadhir (1 May 2019). "Pradoshia eiseniae gen. nov., sp. nov., a spore-forming member of the family Bacillaceae capable of assimilating 3-nitropropionic acid, isolated from the anterior gut of the earthworm Eisenia fetida". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 69 (5): 1265–1273. doi:10.1099/ijsem.0.003304. PMID 30801243. S2CID 73477036.