Sarcina maxima K66 is an anaerobe, mesophilic prokaryote that was isolated from faeces of elephant.
anaerobe mesophilic 16S sequence| @ref 20215 |
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| Domain Bacteria |
| Phylum Bacillota |
| Class Clostridia |
| Order Eubacteriales |
| Family Clostridiaceae |
| Genus Sarcina |
| Species Sarcina maxima |
| Full scientific name Sarcina maxima Lindner 1888 (Approved Lists 1980) |
| Synonyms (1) |
| BacDive ID | Other strains from Sarcina maxima (1) | Type strain |
|---|---|---|
| 152067 | S. maxima CCUG 45682 |
| @ref | Name | Growth | Medium link | Composition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 103 | SARCINA MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 21) | Medium recipe at MediaDive  | Name: SARCINA MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 21) Composition: Glucose 30.0 g/l Yeast extract 5.0 g/l Peptone 5.0 g/l Distilled water | ||
| 103 | BIFIDOBACTERIUM MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 58) | Medium recipe at MediaDive | Name: BIFIDOBACTERIUM MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 58) Composition: Glucose 10.0 g/l Casein peptone 10.0 g/l Bacto Soytone 5.0 g/l Meat extract 5.0 g/l Yeast extract 5.0 g/l L-Cysteine HCl x H2O 0.5 g/l NaHCO3 0.4 g/l NaCl 0.08 g/l MnSO4 x H2O 0.05 g/l KH2PO4 0.04 g/l K2HPO4 0.04 g/l MgSO4 x 7 H2O 0.02 g/l CaCl2 x 2 H2O 0.01 g/l Tween 80 Resazurin Distilled water |
| @ref | Growth | Type | Temperature (°C) | Range | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 103 | positive | growth | 37 | mesophilic |
| Topic | Title | Authors | Journal | DOI | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The gut microbial community of Midas cichlid fish in repeatedly evolved limnetic-benthic species pairs. | Franchini P, Fruciano C, Frickey T, Jones JC, Meyer A. | PLoS One | 10.1371/journal.pone.0095027 | 2014 |  | |
| Phylogeny | Gram-positive anaerobic cocci. | Murdoch DA. | Clin Microbiol Rev | 10.1128/cmr.11.1.81 | 1998 | |
| Phylogeny | Phylogenetic placement of Sarcina ventriculi and Sarcina maxima within group I Clostridium, a possible problem for future revision of the genus Clostridium. Request for an opinion. | Willems A, Collins MD | Int J Syst Bacteriol | 10.1099/00207713-44-3-591 | 1994 | |
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