''Kineococcus radiotolerans'' is a
radiation-resistant,
motile
Motility is the ability of an organism to move independently, using metabolic energy.
Definitions
Motility, the ability of an organism to move independently, using metabolic energy, can be contrasted with sessility, the state of organisms th ...
, coccus-shaped,
gram-positive
In bacteriology, gram-positive bacteria are bacteria that give a positive result in the Gram stain test, which is traditionally used to quickly classify bacteria into two broad categories according to their type of cell wall.
Gram-positive bacte ...
bacterium.
References
Further reading
*Ottesen, Andrea Ruth. The Microbial Ecology and Horticultural Sustainability of Organically and Conventionally Managed Apples. ProQuest, 2008.
External links
*
Type strain of ''Kineococcus radiotolerans'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Actinomycetia
Radiodurants
Bacteria described in 2002
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