Terrabacter carboxydivorans
Terrabacter carboxydivorans is a species of Gram-positive, nonmotile, non-endosporeforming bacteria. Cells are rod-shaped. It was initially isolated from roadside soil near Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea during a survey for bacteria with the ability to digest carbon monoxide. The species was first described in 2011, and its name is derived from Latin "carboxydum" (air) and "vorans" (devouring, digesting).

The optimum growth temperature for "T. carboxydivorans" is 30 °C and can grow in the 15-40 °C range. It can grow in pH 4.0-12.0, and can also grow in the presence of 400 ppm carbon monoxide.
Q857288
Gram-positive
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Q828761
endospore
UNK
Q2091405
rod-shaped
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Q39988
Yonsei University
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Q8684
Seoul
LOC
Q884
South Korea
LOC
Q2025
carbon monoxide
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Q26295171
Terrabacter carboxydivorans
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2011-01-01T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
2011
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+30^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#decimal
30
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+15^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#decimal
15
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-40^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#decimal
-40
NUMBER
+4.0^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#decimal
4.0
NUMBER
-12.0^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#decimal
-12.0
NUMBER
Gram staining
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country