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Alicyclobacillus contaminans is a species of Gram positive, strictly aerobic, bacterium. The bacteria are acidophilic and produce endospores. It was first isolated during a survey from both orange juice, and soil in Fuji City, Japan. The species was first described in 2007, and the name is derived from the Latin contaminans (contaminating).[1]
| Alicyclobacillus contaminans | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Bacillota |
| Class: | Bacilli |
| Order: | Caryophanales |
| Family: | Alicyclobacillaceae |
| Genus: | Alicyclobacillus |
| Species: | A. contaminans |
| Binomial name | |
| Alicyclobacillus contaminans Goto et al. 2007 | |
The optimum growth temperature for A. contaminans is 50-55 °C, and can grow in the 35-60 °C range. The optimum pH is 4.0-4.5, and cannot grow at pH 3.0 or pH 6.0.[1]
A. contaminans was found during a Japanese survey of various beverages and environments, which also discovered 5 other species of Alicyclobacillus: A. fastidiosus, A. kakegawensis, A. macrosporangiidus, A. sacchari, and A. shizuokensis.[1]
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