Query: NC_015125:1136734 Microbacterium testaceum StLB037, complete genome Lineage: Microbacterium testaceum; Microbacterium; Microbacteriaceae; Actinomycetales; Actinobacteria; Bacteria General Information: Microbacterium testaceum has been cultured from plant tissue and does not cause disease. This organism is found in corn, sorghum and other agriculturally significant crops.
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General Information: This symbiotic and thermophilic bacterium was discovered by screening for thermostable tryptanophases in Japanese compost. Cultured growth of this organism requires the presence of another bacterial species, such as a Bacillus or Escherichia coli, which provides diffusable metabolites required for its growth. Pure cultures can be obtained by growing Symbiobacterium thermophilum in a bioreactor, separated from its symbiotic counterpart by a dialysis membrane. Because of its symbiotic nature, it cannot be cultured with conventional methods. Despite a negative reaction for gram stain, this species is placed with the gram-positive bacteria based on 16s phylogenetic analysis.