Alicyclobacillus pomorum

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Alicyclobacillus pomorum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Bacillota
Class: Bacilli
Order: Bacillales
Family: Alicyclobacillaceae
Genus: Alicyclobacillus
Species:
A. pomorum
Binomial name
Alicyclobacillus pomorum
Goto et al. 2003

Alicyclobacillus pomorum is a species of Gram positive, strictly aerobic, bacterium. The bacteria are acidophilic and produced endospores. It was first isolated from spoiled mixed fruit juice (containing fresh orange, apple, mango, pineapple, and raspberry juice). The species was first described in 2003, and the name is derived from Latin pomorum (of fruits).[1]

The optimum growth temperature for A. pomorum is 45-50 °C, and can grow in the 30-60 °C range. The optimum pH is 4.5-5.0, and can grow in pH 3.0-6.0.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Goto, K. (1 September 2003). "Alicyclobacillus pomorum sp. nov., a novel thermo-acidophilic, endospore-forming bacterium that does not possess -alicyclic fatty acids, and emended description of the genus Alicyclobacillus". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 53 (5): 1537–1544. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.02546-0. PMID 13130044.