''Corynebacterium efficiens'' is a thermotolerant,
glutamic acid
Glutamic acid (symbol Glu or E; the ionic form is known as glutamate) is an α-amino acid that is used by almost all living beings in the biosynthesis of proteins. It is a non-essential nutrient for humans, meaning that the human body can syn ...
-producing (from
dextrin
Dextrins are a group of low-molecular-weight carbohydrates produced by the hydrolysis of starch and glycogen. Dextrins are mixtures of polymers of D-glucose units linked by α-(1→4) or α-(1→6) glycosidic bonds.
Dextrins can be produced from ...
) species of bacteria from soil and vegetables. Its type strain is YS-314
T (= AJ 12310
T = JCM 11189
T = DSM 44549
T).
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LPSNType strain of ''Corynebacterium efficiens'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Corynebacterium
Gram-positive bacteria
Bacteria described in 2002
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