''Brachybacterium aquaticum'' is a species of

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, strictly aerobic, pale yellow-pigmented

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. The cells are coccoid during the stationary phase, and irregular rods during the exponential phase. It was first isolated from a seawater sample collected from the coastal region of

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off the

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. The name is derived from

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''aquaticum'' (living in water). The optimum growth temperature for ''B. aquaticum'' is 30 °C, but can grow in the 20-37 °C range. The optimum pH is 8.0 and can grow in pH 7.0-11.0.

References

External links

Type strain of ''Brachybacterium aquaticum'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
{{Taxonbar, from=Q29566671 Micrococcales Bacteria described in 2016