''Kocuria rhizophila'' is a soil dwelling
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 bact ...
bacterium in the genus ''
Kocuria''. It is used in industry for antimicrobial testing and in food preparation.
Genome
The genome has been sequenced and contains 2,697,540
base pairs,
which is among the smallest for
Actinomycetota
The ''Actinomycetota'' (or ''Actinobacteria'') are a phylum of all gram-positive bacteria. They can be terrestrial or aquatic. They are of great economic importance to humans because agriculture and forests depend on their contributions to s ...
, with a G+C content of 71.16%. This encodes 2357 protein coding genes, including many transporters and enzymes for the transformation of
phenolic compounds, contributing to its ability to metabolize plant material.
References
External links
Type strain of ''Kocuria rhizophila'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Micrococcaceae
Bacteria described in 1999
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