Rhodobacter capsulatus Kb 1 is an anaerobe, mesophilic prokaryote that was isolated from sewage processing plant.
anaerobe mesophilic| @ref 20215 |
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| Domain Bacteria |
| Phylum Pseudomonadota |
| Class Alphaproteobacteria |
| Order Rhodobacterales |
| Family Paracoccaceae |
| Genus Rhodobacter |
| Species Rhodobacter capsulatus |
| Full scientific name Rhodobacter capsulatus (Molisch 1907) Imhoff et al. 1984 |
| Synonyms (3) |
| BacDive ID | Other strains from Rhodobacter capsulatus (7) | Type strain |
|---|---|---|
| 13806 | R. capsulatus DSM 1710, ATCC 11166, ATCC 17015, IAM 14232, ... (type strain) | |
| 13805 | R. capsulatus 37b4, DSM 938 | |
| 13807 | R. capsulatus 6950, DSM 152, Pfennig 6950 | |
| 13809 | R. capsulatus Dr 1 G, DSM 156 | |
| 13810 | R. capsulatus 28 G, DSM 157 | |
| 141549 | R. capsulatus CCUG 2876 | |
| 146576 | R. capsulatus CCUG 31483, ATCC 23782, LMG 2373 |
| @ref | Name | Growth | Medium link | Composition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2122 | RHODOSPIRILLACEAE MEDIUM (modified) (DSMZ Medium 27) | Medium recipe at MediaDive  | Name: RHODOSPIRILLACEAE MEDIUM (modified) (DSMZ Medium 27) Composition: Disodium succinate 1.0 g/l KH2PO4 0.5 g/l Ammonium acetate 0.5 g/l NaCl 0.4 g/l NH4Cl 0.4 g/l MgSO4 x 7 H2O 0.4 g/l Yeast extract 0.3 g/l L-Cysteine HCl 0.3 g/l CaCl2 x 2 H2O 0.05 g/l Fe(III) citrate 0.005 g/l Resazurin 0.005 g/l H3BO3 0.0003 g/l CoCl2 x 6 H2O 0.0002 g/l ZnSO4 x 7 H2O 0.0001 g/l MnCl2 x 4 H2O 3e-05 g/l Na2MoO4 x 2 H2O 3e-05 g/l NiCl2 x 6 H2O 2e-05 g/l CuCl2 x 2 H2O 1e-05 g/l Vitamin B12 Distilled water |
| @ref | Growth | Type | Temperature (°C) | Range | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2122 | positive | growth | 28 | mesophilic |
| Topic | Title | Authors | Journal | DOI | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From Lab to Farm: Elucidating the Beneficial Roles of Photosynthetic Bacteria in Sustainable Agriculture. | Lee SK, Lur HS, Liu CT. | Microorganisms | 10.3390/microorganisms9122453 | 2021 |  | |
| Purple non-sulphur bacteria and plant production: benefits for fertilization, stress resistance and the environment. | Sakarika M, Spanoghe J, Sui Y, Wambacq E, Grunert O, Haesaert G, Spiller M, Vlaeminck SE. | Microb Biotechnol | 10.1111/1751-7915.13474 | 2020 | | |
| Sulfide oxidation by gene expressions of sulfide-quinone oxidoreductase and ubiquinone-8 biosynthase in Escherichia coli. | Shibata H, Takahashi M, Yamaguchi I, Kobayashi S. | J Biosci Bioeng | 10.1016/s1389-1723(00)80004-3 | 1999 | | |
| Metabolism | Identification of the DNA region responsible for sulfur-oxidizing ability of Thiosphaera pantotropha. | Mittenhuber G, Sonomoto K, Egert M, Friedrich CG. | J Bacteriol | 10.1128/jb.173.22.7340-7344.1991 | 1991 | |
| Enzymology | Sulfide-quinone reductase from Rhodobacter capsulatus. Purification, cloning, and expression. | Schutz M, Shahak Y, Padan E, Hauska G | J Biol Chem | 10.1074/jbc.272.15.9890 | 1997 | |
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