''Blastococcus colisei'' is a
Gram-positive
In bacteriology, gram-positive bacteria are bacteria that give a positive result in the Gram stain test, which is traditionally used to quickly classify bacteria into two broad categories according to their type of cell wall.
The Gram stain is ...
bacterium from the genus of ''
Blastococcus'' which has been isolated from limestone from the
Amphitheatre of El Jem
The Amphitheatre of El Jem () is an oval amphitheatre in the modern-day city of El Djem, Tunisia, formerly Thysdrus in the Roman province of Africa. It is listed by UNESCO since 1979 as a World Heritage Site.
History
The amphitheatre was built ...
in
El Jem
El Djem or El Jem (Tunisian Arabic:, ') is a town in Mahdia Governorate, Tunisia. Its population was 21,544 at the 2014 census. It is home to Roman remains, including the Amphitheatre of El Jem.
History
The Roman city of Thysdrus was buil ...
,
Tunisia
Tunisia, officially the Republic of Tunisia, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered by Algeria to the west and southwest, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Tunisia also shares m ...
.
References
External links
Type strain of ''Blastococcus colisei'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Bacteria described in 2017
Actinomycetia
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