''Deinococcus indicus'' is a species of
arsenic
Arsenic is a chemical element; it has Symbol (chemistry), symbol As and atomic number 33. It is a metalloid and one of the pnictogens, and therefore shares many properties with its group 15 neighbors phosphorus and antimony. Arsenic is not ...
-resistant bacterium. It is
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 ...
, rod-shaped, non-
motile
Motility is the ability of an organism to move independently using metabolic energy. This biological concept encompasses movement at various levels, from whole organisms to cells and subcellular components.
Motility is observed in animals, mi ...
, non-
sporulating
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and red-pigmented, with type strain Wt/1a
T (=MTCC 4913
T =DSM 15307
T).
References
Further reading
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External links
LPSN*
Type strain of ''Deinococcus indicus'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Deinococcales
Bacteria described in 2004
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