Curtobacterium

Curtobacterium is a genus of bacteria of the order Actinomycetales.^[1] They are Gram-positive soil organisms.^[3]

Kingdom:Bacillati

Phylum:Actinomycetota

Class:Actinomycetes

Order:Micrococcales

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Curtobacterium
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Kingdom:	Bacillati
Phylum:	Actinomycetota
Class:	Actinomycetes
Order:	Micrococcales
Family:	Microbacteriaceae
Genus:	Curtobacterium Yamada and Komagata 1972 (Approved Lists 1980)[1]
Type species
Curtobacterium citreum (Komagata and Iizuka 1964) Yamada and Komagata 1972 (Approved Lists 1980)
Species[2]
C. albidum (Komagata and Iizuka 1964) Yamada and Komagata 1972 (Approved Lists 1980) C. ammoniigenes Aizawa et al. 2007 C. citreum (Komagata and Iizuka 1964) Yamada and Komagata 1972 (Approved Lists 1980) C. flaccumfaciens (Hedges 1922) Collins and Jones 1984 C. herbarum Behrendt et al. 2002 C. luteum (Komagata and Iizuka 1964) Yamada and Komagata 1972 (Approved Lists 1980) "C. oceanosedimentum (Carty and Litchfield 1978) Kim et al. 2009 C. plantarum Dunleavy 1989 C. pusillum (Iizuka and Komagata 1965) Yamada and Komagata 1972 (Approved Lists 1980)

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An analysis of Curtobacterium sequences from around the globe revealed the genus to be a cosmopolitan terrestrial taxon, with isolates derived primarily from plant and soil habitat.^[4]