''Asticcacaulis solisilvae'' is a

Gram-negative Gram-negative bacteria are bacteria that, unlike gram-positive bacteria, do not retain the crystal violet stain used in the Gram staining method of bacterial differentiation. Their defining characteristic is that their cell envelope consists ...

, obligately

aerobic Aerobic means "requiring air," in which "air" usually means oxygen. Aerobic may also refer to * Aerobic exercise, prolonged exercise of moderate intensity * Aerobics, a form of aerobic exercise * Aerobic respiration, the aerobic process of cellu ...

chemoheterotrophic A chemotroph is an organism that obtains energy by the redox, oxidation of electron donors in their environments. These molecules can be organic molecule, organic (chemoorganotrophs) or inorganic compound, inorganic (chemolithotrophs). The chemotr ...

and motile bacterium from the genus of ''

Asticcacaulis The ''Asticcacaulis'' are a genus of bacteria. Etymology The name ''Asticcacaulis'' derives from: Greek prefix ''a'', not; Neo-Latin noun ''sticca'', stick; Latin masculine gender noun ''caulis'', stalk; Latin masculine gender In li ...

'' which has been isolated from forest soil from the Cheonggyesan Mountain in

Korea Korea is a peninsular region in East Asia consisting of the Korean Peninsula, Jeju Island, and smaller islands. Since the end of World War II in 1945, it has been politically Division of Korea, divided at or near the 38th parallel north, 3 ...

References

External links

Type strain of ''Asticcacaulis solisilvae'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Caulobacterales Bacteria described in 2013 {{Alphaproteobacteria-stub