Micrococcus luteus (DSM 30909, K2-8)
Micrococcus luteus K2-8 is a bacterium that was isolated from ROSETTA, spacecraft associated clean room.
BacteriaName and taxonomic classification
| @ref 20215 |
Last LPSN update
2026-05-29 08:26:43 |
| Domain Bacteria |
| Phylum Actinomycetota |
| Class Actinomycetes |
| Order Micrococcales |
| Family Micrococcaceae |
| Genus Micrococcus |
| Species Micrococcus luteus |
| Full scientific name Micrococcus luteus (Schroeter 1872) Cohn 1872 (Approved Lists 1980) |
| Synonyms (3) |
Culture and growth conditions
Culture medium
| @ref | Name | Growth | Medium link | Composition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17899 | TRYPTICASE SOY YEAST EXTRACT MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 92) | Medium recipe at MediaDive  | Name: TRYPTICASE SOY YEAST EXTRACT MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 92) Composition: Trypticase soy broth 30.0 g/l Agar 15.0 g/l Yeast extract 3.0 g/l Distilled water |
Culture temp
| @ref | Growth | Type | Temperature (°C) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17899 | positive | growth | 28 |
How to cite
If you want to cite this particular strain cite the following doi:
https://doi.org/10.13145/bacdive7745.20260601.11
When using BacDive for research please cite the following paper
BacDive in 2025: the core database for prokaryotic strain dataIsabel Schober, Julia Koblitz, Joaquim Sardà Carbasse, Christian Ebeling, Marvin Leon Schmidt, Adam Podstawka, Rohit Gupta, Vinodh Ilangovan, Javad Chamanara, Jörg Overmann, Lorenz Christian Reimer
Nucleic Acids Research; database issue 2025.
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