Kurthia

Kurthia
Scientific classification
Domain:
Bacteria
Phylum:
Bacillota
Class:
Bacilli
Order:
Bacillales
Family:
Planococcaceae
Genus:
Kurthia

Trevisan 1885[1]
Type species
Kurthia zopfii[1]
Species

K. gibsonii[1]
K. huakuii[1]
K. massiliensis[1]
K. populi[1]
K. senegalensis[1]
K. sibirica[1]
K. zopfii[1]

Kurthia is a bacterial genus from the Planococcaceae family. Kurthia is a gram-positive, non-spore forming, rod-like bacteria. This strain has been isolated from diarrhea samples, however, no evidence has been brought forward suggesting it is pathogenic in nature.[2] It has also been found in various meats, milks, and soils.

Kurthia species produce carbamoylase and hydantoinase. They also can produce L-Proline from glutamic acid or aspartic acid with the aid of a detergent.[3]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Kurthia". LPSN.
  2. ^ Keddie, RM (1981). The Prokaryotes: A Handbook on Habitats, Isolation and Identification of Bacteria (1 ed.). Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg. pp. 1888–1893. ISBN 978-3-662-13187-9.
  3. ^ Mei, Y (2009). "Screening and distributing features of bacteria with hydantoinase and carbamoylase". Microbiological Research. 3 (164): 322–329. doi:10.1016/j.micres.2006.12.006. PMID 17498938.