| Abyssicoccus albus |
(c) Costin Stoica
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Phylum Firmicutes, Class Bacilli, Order Bacillales, Family Staphylococcaceae, Genus Abyssicoccus, Abyssicoccus albus Jiang et al.
2016, type species of the genus.
2016, type species of the genus.
Gram-positive cocci, non-motile, nonspore-forming.
Colonies are smooth and white. Grows in 0-10% (w/v) NaCl (optimum, 2-3%), pH
6.0-10.0 (optimum, pH 8.0) and at temperature 5-40 ºC (optimum at 28 ºC). Aerobic.
6.0-10.0 (optimum, pH 8.0) and at temperature 5-40 ºC (optimum at 28 ºC). Aerobic.
Isolated from a marine sediment sample collected from the Indian Ocean.
Undetermined.
- Jiang, Z., Yuan, C.-G., Xiao, M., Tian, X.-P., Khan, I.-U., Kim, C.-J., Zhi, X.-Y. and Li, W.-J. 2016. Abyssicoccus albus gen. nov., sp.
nov., a novel member of the family Staphylococcaceae isolated from marine sediment of the indian ocean. Int. J. Syst. Evol.
Microbiol., 66.
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Biochemical characters
Positive results for acid phosphatase, catalase, leucine arylamidase, naphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase,oxidase, and
valine arylamidase.
Can utilize (Gen III Systema-D-glucose, pectin, glycyl-L-proline,
D-galacturonic acid, D-fructose, D-arabitol, L-galactonic acid lactone, alpha-hydroxy-butyric acid, D-trehalose, L-lactic acid, glycerol, N-
acetyl-Dglucosamine, D-fucose, D-glucose-6-phosphate, L-glutamic acid, acetoacetic acid, sucrose, D-fructose-6-phosphate, L-
pyroglutamic acid, acetic acid, L-serine, 1% sodium lactate, sodium butyrate, and potassium tellurite
Negative results for alkaline phosphatase, esterase (C4), esterase lipase (C8), lipase (C14), cystine arylamidase, beta-fucosidase,
alpha- and beta-galactosidase, beta-glucuronidase, alpha- and beta-glucosidase, N-acetyl beta-glucosaminidase, alpha-
mannosidase, milk peptonization and H2S production, melanin production, trypsin, alpha-chymotrypsin.
No utilization of D-raffinose, D-sorbitol, gelatin, p-hydroxy-phenylacetic acid, dextrin, alpha-D-lactose, D-mannose, D-mannitol, methyl
pyruvate, gama-amino-butryric acid, D-maltose, D-melibiose, L-alanine, D-lactic acid methyl ester, beta-methyl-D-glucoside, D-
galactose, myo-inositol, L-arginine, D-gluconic acid, beta-hydroxy-D,L-butyric acid, D-cellobiose, D-salicin, 3-methyl glucose, L-aspartic
acid, D-glucuronic, citric acid, alpha-ketobutyric acid, gentiobiose, glucuronamide, alpha-keto-glutaric acid, N-acetyl-beta-D-
mannosamine, L-fucose, L-histidine, mucic acid, D-malic acid, propionic acid, D-turanose, N-acetyl-D-galactosamine, L-rhamnose,
D-aspartic acid, quinic acid, L-malic acid, stachyose, N-acetyl neuraminic acid, inosine, D-saccharic acid, bromo-succinic acid, and
formic acid.
valine arylamidase.
Can utilize (Gen III Systema-D-glucose, pectin, glycyl-L-proline,
D-galacturonic acid, D-fructose, D-arabitol, L-galactonic acid lactone, alpha-hydroxy-butyric acid, D-trehalose, L-lactic acid, glycerol, N-
acetyl-Dglucosamine, D-fucose, D-glucose-6-phosphate, L-glutamic acid, acetoacetic acid, sucrose, D-fructose-6-phosphate, L-
pyroglutamic acid, acetic acid, L-serine, 1% sodium lactate, sodium butyrate, and potassium tellurite
Negative results for alkaline phosphatase, esterase (C4), esterase lipase (C8), lipase (C14), cystine arylamidase, beta-fucosidase,
alpha- and beta-galactosidase, beta-glucuronidase, alpha- and beta-glucosidase, N-acetyl beta-glucosaminidase, alpha-
mannosidase, milk peptonization and H2S production, melanin production, trypsin, alpha-chymotrypsin.
No utilization of D-raffinose, D-sorbitol, gelatin, p-hydroxy-phenylacetic acid, dextrin, alpha-D-lactose, D-mannose, D-mannitol, methyl
pyruvate, gama-amino-butryric acid, D-maltose, D-melibiose, L-alanine, D-lactic acid methyl ester, beta-methyl-D-glucoside, D-
galactose, myo-inositol, L-arginine, D-gluconic acid, beta-hydroxy-D,L-butyric acid, D-cellobiose, D-salicin, 3-methyl glucose, L-aspartic
acid, D-glucuronic, citric acid, alpha-ketobutyric acid, gentiobiose, glucuronamide, alpha-keto-glutaric acid, N-acetyl-beta-D-
mannosamine, L-fucose, L-histidine, mucic acid, D-malic acid, propionic acid, D-turanose, N-acetyl-D-galactosamine, L-rhamnose,
D-aspartic acid, quinic acid, L-malic acid, stachyose, N-acetyl neuraminic acid, inosine, D-saccharic acid, bromo-succinic acid, and
formic acid.