''Intrasporangium mesophilum'' 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 ...

, strictly aerobic

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 species was initially isolated from rhizospheric soil of an oilseed plant, ''

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''. The species was first described in 2012, and its name refers to its

mesophilic A mesophile is an organism that grows best in moderate temperature, neither too hot nor too cold, with an optimum growth range from . The optimum growth temperature for these organisms is 37 °C (about 99 °F). The term is mainly applied ...

growth conditions. The optimum growth temperature for ''I. mesophilum'' is 28 °C and can grow in the 20-37 °C range. The species is able to grow in pH 6.0-8.0.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q25860874 Intrasporangiaceae Bacteria described in 2012