Roseomonas lacus is a species of Gram negative, strictly aerobic, coccobacilli-shaped, pale pink-colored bacterium. It was first isolated from a freshwater sediment from Lake Tai in Jiangsu province, China, and the species was first proposed in 2006. The species name comes from Latin lacus (lake).
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| Roseomonas lacus Jiang 2006
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The optimum growth temperature for R. lacus is 30 °C, but can grow in the 15-40 °C range. The optimum pH is 7.0, and can grow in pH 6.0-9.0.[1]
References
edit- ^ Jiang CY, Dai X, Wang BJ, Zhou YG, Liu SJ. Roseomonas lacus sp. nov., isolated from freshwater lake sediment. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 2006 Jan 1;56(1):25-8.