''Intrasporangium oryzae'' is a species of

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, strictly aerobic

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. The species was initially isolated from rice paddy soil. The species was first described in 2007, and its name is derived from Latin ''oryzae'' (of rice). It was originally placed in the novel genus ''Humihabitans'', but further research reclassified the species as a member of the existing genus, ''Intrasporangium''. Because ''Humihabitans'' was

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, with ''H. oryzae'' as the only species, the genus is now defunct. The same soil survey that discovered ''I. oryzae'' also discovered the novel genera/species '' Oryzihumus leptocrescens'' and '' Patulibacter minatonensis''. ''I. oryzae'' can grow in the 8-40 °C range and in pH 5.0-11.0.

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q25860875 Intrasporangiaceae Bacteria described in 2007