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Species of bacterium From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kocuria rosea is a gram-positive bacteria that is catalase-positive and oxidase-positive. It has a coccus shape that occurs in the tetrad arrangement and is a strict aerobe that grows best from 25 to 37 °C.[2] K. rosea has also been found to cause urinary tract infections in people with weakened immune systems.[3]
Kocuria rosea | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Actinomycetota |
Class: | Actinomycetia |
Order: | Micrococcales |
Family: | Micrococcaceae |
Genus: | Kocuria |
Species: | K. rosea |
Binomial name | |
Kocuria rosea | |
Type strain | |
ATCC 186 CCM 679 CCUG 4312 CIP 71.15 DSM 20447 IEGM 394 IFO 3768 JCM 11614 LMG 14224 NBRC 3768 NCTC 7523 NRRL B-2977 VKM B-1823 | |
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The normal habitat for this Kocuria species is skin, soil, and water.[4] It derives its name from the carotenoid pigment that it secretes.[5] Isolated colonies on a TSA plate are circular, 1.0–1.5 mm in size, slightly convex, smooth, and pink in color.[6]
K. rosea has been found to be able to biodegrade malachite green, azo dyes, triphenylmethane, as well as some other industrial dyes.[7] Due to its ability to biodegrade these dyes, it has become of interest as a potential means to biodegrade dyes that would otherwise take a long time to naturally break down. It also has been found to have the ability to perform keratin hydrolysis through the production of keratinases.[8]
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