''Glutamicibacter protophormiae'' is a bacterium belonging to the genus ''

Glutamicibacter ''Glutamicibacter'' is a genus of bacteria from the family of Micrococcaceae. References Micrococcaceae Bacteria genera {{Actinobacteria-stub ...

''. It contains a glycolipid 3- 'O''-α-D-mannopyranosyl-(1→3)-''O''-α-D-mannopyranosyl''sn''-1,2-diglyceride (DMDG). It has peptidoglycan type A4α with a bridge of (Lys–Ala–L-Glu). It has unsaturated menaquinones, dominated by MK-8. It does not contain the lipid

phosphatidylinositol Phosphatidylinositol (or Inositol Phospholipid) consists of a family of lipids as illustrated on the right, where red is x, blue is y, and black is z, in the context of independent variation, a class of the phosphatidylglycerides. In such molecul ...

. The species was described by O. Lysenko in 1959 with genus ''Brevibacterium''. ''B. protophormiae'' was reclassified in 1984 as ''Arthrobacter protophormiae'' and as ''Glutamicibacter protophormiae'' in 2016. The

cell wall A cell wall is a structural layer surrounding some types of cells, just outside the cell membrane. It can be tough, flexible, and sometimes rigid. It provides the cell with both structural support and protection, and also acts as a filtering mec ...

of ''G. protophormiae'' contains a

teichoic acid Teichoic acids (''cf.'' Greek τεῖχος, ''teīkhos'', "wall", to be specific a fortification wall, as opposed to τοῖχος, ''toīkhos'', a regular wall) are bacterial copolymers of glycerol phosphate or ribitol phosphate and carbohyd ...

that contains

glucose Glucose is a simple sugar with the molecular formula . Glucose is overall the most abundant monosaccharide, a subcategory of carbohydrates. Glucose is mainly made by plants and most algae during photosynthesis from water and carbon dioxide, usi ...

glycerol Glycerol (), also called glycerine in British English and glycerin in American English, is a simple triol compound. It is a colorless, odorless, viscous liquid that is sweet-tasting and non-toxic. The glycerol backbone is found in lipids know ...

glucosamine Glucosamine (C6H13NO5) is an amino sugar and a prominent precursor in the biochemical synthesis of glycosylated proteins and lipids. Glucosamine is part of the structure of two polysaccharides, chitosan and chitin. Glucosamine is one of the mos ...

, and

galactosamine Galactosamine is a hexosamine derived from galactose with the molecular formula C6H13NO5. This amino sugar is a constituent of some glycoprotein hormones such as follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH). Precursors such a ...

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q25839929 Micrococcaceae