Kribbella sancticallisti 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''.
It was discovered as a whitish-grey patina growing in Roman catacombs in 2008.
See also
* ''
Kribbella catacumbae''
* ''
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 sancticallisti'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Propionibacteriales
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