''Brachybacterium phenoliresistens'' is a species of

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 i ...

, facultatively anaerobic, yellow-pigmented

bacterium Bacteria (; : bacterium) are ubiquitous, mostly free-living organisms often consisting of one biological cell. They constitute a large domain of prokaryotic microorganisms. Typically a few micrometres in length, bacteria were among the ...

. The cells are coccoid during the stationary phase, and irregular rods during the exponential phase. It was first isolated from oil-contaminated sand in Pingtung County, Taiwan. The species was first described in 2007, and its name refers to the species' ability to resist

phenol Phenol (also known as carbolic acid, phenolic acid, or benzenol) is an aromatic organic compound with the molecular formula . It is a white crystalline solid that is volatile and can catch fire. The molecule consists of a phenyl group () ...

. It is most closely related to '' B. nesterenkovii''. The optimum growth temperature for ''B. phenoliresistens'' is , but can grow at . The optimum pH is 7.0, and it can grow at pH 5.0-10.0.

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Micrococcales Bacteria described in 2007 {{Brachybacterium-stub