''Mixta calida'' (formerly ''Pantoea calida'') is a species of

Gram negative The gram (originally gramme; SI unit symbol g) is a unit of mass in the International System of Units (SI) equal to one one thousandth of a kilogram. Originally defined as of 1795 as "the absolute weight of a volume of pure water equal to th ...

bacteria. Cells of this species are coccoid rods and are motile.

Background

''Mixta calida'' was originally isolated from powdered

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, and in 2010 was placed in the genus ''

Pantoea ''Pantoea'' is a genus of Gram-negative bacteria of the family Erwiniaceae, recently separated from the genus ''Enterobacter''. This genus includes at least 20 species. ''Pantoea'' bacteria are yellow pigmented, ferment lactose, are motile, and ...

''. In 2018, the species was reclassified into the novel genus, ''Mixta''. The species name is derived from Latin ''calida'' (warm, hot), referring to the species' ability to grow well at 44 °C.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q63410404 Gram-negative bacteria Enterobacterales