Kribbella catacumbae is a species of
bacteria
Bacteria (; singular: bacterium) are ubiquitous, mostly free-living organisms often consisting of one biological cell. They constitute a large domain of prokaryotic microorganisms. Typically a few micrometres in length, bacteria were among ...
in the genus ''
Kribbella
''Kribbella'' is a genus of bacteria first discovered in 1999.
List of Species
''Kribella'' comprises the following species:
* '' Kribbella alba'' Li ''et al''. 2006
* '' Kribbella albertanoniae'' Everest ''et al''. 2013
* '' Kribbella alumino ...
''.
It was discovered on the walls of
Roman catacombs
The Catacombs of Rome ( it, Catacombe di Roma) are ancient catacombs, underground burial places in and around Rome, of which there are at least forty, some rediscovered only in recent decades. Though most famous for Christian burials, either i ...
in 2008.
See also
* ''
Kribbella sancticallisti
Kribbella sancticallisti is a species of bacteria in the genus '' Kribbella''. It was discovered as a whitish-grey patina growing in Roman catacombs in 2008.
See also
* '' Kribbella catacumbae''
* ''Rubrobacter
''Rubrobacter'' is a genus of ...
''
* ''
Rubrobacter
''Rubrobacter'' is a genus of Actinomycetota. It is radiotolerant and may rival ''Deinococcus radiodurans'' in this regard.
Phylogeny
The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN ...
'' - found in catacombs (see
Catacombs#Bacteria)
References
External links
Type strain of ''Kribbella catacumbae'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Propionibacteriales
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