Roseomonas aquatica
Species of bacterium
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Roseomonas aquatica is a species of Gram negative, strictly aerobic, coccobacilli-shaped, pale pink-colored bacterium. It was first isolated from drinking water from Seville, Spain. The species name is derived from the Latin aquatica (found in water, aquatic).
| Roseomonas aquatica | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Pseudomonadati |
| Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
| Class: | Alphaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Rhodospirillales |
| Family: | Acetobacteraceae |
| Genus: | Roseomonas |
| Species: | R. aquatica |
| Binomial name | |
| Roseomonas aquatica Gallego 2006 | |
The optimum growth temperature for R. aquatica is 25-28 °C, but can grow in the 15-35 °C range. The optimum pH is 7.0, and can grow in pH 5.0-9.0.[1]