Pedococcus cremeus
| Pedococcus cremeus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Bacillati |
| Phylum: | Actinomycetota |
| Class: | Actinomycetia |
| Order: | Micrococcales |
| Family: | Intrasporangiaceae |
| Genus: | Pedococcus |
| Species: | P. cremeus |
| Binomial name | |
| Pedococcus cremeus (Zhang et al. 2011) Nouioui et al. 2018 | |
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Pedococcus cremeus is a species of Gram positive, strictly aerobic, non-motile, non-endosporeforming bacterium. The species was initially isolated from forest soil from the Changbai Mountains. The species was first described in 2011, and its name refers to the cream-colored colonies the species produces on R2A agar.
The optimum growth temperature for P. cremeus is 29°C and can grow in the 14-35°C range. The optimum pH is 7.0-8.0, and can grow in pH 4.1-10.0.