''Roseomonas ludipueritiae'' is a species of

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 of ...

, strictly aerobic, coccobacilli-shaped, pale yellow-colored bacteria. It was first isolated from a children's day care center in 1995. Further work on the isolate led to the proposal of a new genus and species, ''Teichococcus ludipueritiae'' in 2003. Further work on ''T. ludipueritiae'' found that the species belonged in the genus ''

Roseomonas ''Roseomonas'' is a genus of Gram negative bacteria. The cells are coccoid rods when viewed microscopically. Certain species are known to be opportunistic infections for humans. Background The first species isolated had pink colonies when grow ...

'', and also led to ''Muricoccus roseus'' being reclassified as '' Roseomonas rosea''.Sanchez-Porro C, Gallego V, Busse HJ, Kämpfer P, Ventosa A
Transfer of Teichococcus ludipueritiae and Muricoccus roseus to the genus Roseomonas, as Roseomonas ludipueritiae comb. nov. and Roseomonas rosea comb. nov., respectively, and emended description of the genus Roseomonas.
International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 2009 May 1;59(5):1193-8. The species name is derived from

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''ludus'' (garden) and ''pueritia'' (boyhood), referring to the

kindergarten Kindergarten is a preschool educational approach based on playing, singing, practical activities such as drawing, and social interaction as part of the transition from home to school. Such institutions were originally made in the late 18th cen ...

day care from which the species was first isolated. The optimum growth temperature for ''R. ludipueritiae'' is 30 °C, but can grow in the 15-45 °C range.

References

External links

Type strain of ''Roseomonas ludipueritiae'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
{{Taxonbar, from=Q26282300 Rhodospirillales Bacteria described in 2009