Intrasporangium chromatireducens is a species of Gram positive, strictly aerobic bacterium. The species was initially isolated from manganese mining soil in Hunan Province, China. The species was first described in 2012, and its name refers to the species ability to reduce chromate.[1]
| Intrasporangium chromatireducens | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Actinomycetota |
| Class: | Actinomycetia |
| Order: | Micrococcales |
| Family: | Intrasporangiaceae |
| Genus: | Intrasporangium |
| Species: | I. chromatireducens
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| Binomial name | |
| Intrasporangium chromatireducens Liu et al. 2012[1]
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The optimum growth temperature for I. chromatireducens is 37 °C and can grow in the 10-45 °C range. The optimum pH is 8.0 and can grow in pH 5.0-10.0.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Liu, H.; Wang, H.; Wang, G. (25 March 2011). "Intrasporangium chromatireducens sp. nov., a chromate-reducing actinobacterium isolated from manganese mining soil, and emended description of the genus Intrasporangium". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 62 (2): 403–408. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.030528-0. PMID 21441371.