Kurthia
Genus of bacteria
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Kurthia is a bacterial genus from the family Caryophanaceae. Kurthia is a gram-positive, non-spore forming, rod-like bacteria.[1] 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.
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| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Bacillati |
| Phylum: | Bacillota |
| Class: | Bacilli |
| Order: | Bacillales |
| Family: | Caryophanaceae |
| Genus: | Kurthia Trevisan 1885[1] |
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| Kurthia zopfii (Kurth 1883) Trevisan 1885 | |
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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]
Phylogeny
The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN)[1] and National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI)[4]
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Unassigned species:
- "K. catenaforma" Kato et al. 1968
- "Ca. K. equi" Gilroy et al. 2022
- "K. ruminicola" Kim et al. 2018