Amphibacillus xylanus
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| Species: | A. xylanus
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| Amphibacillus xylanus Niimura et al., 1990
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Amphibacillus xylanus is a
catalase and oxidase negative. This helps to explain better the unique method of metabolism on which the organism relies.[1]
The cells have meso-diaminopimelic acid. The cellular
rRNA (ribosomal RNA)
sequencing the bacterium is hard to relate to other bacteria in its taxonomic schemes as so little of its genome matched any other bacterium.
Metabolism
Amphibacillus xylanus grows well in
voltaic cells.[1]
Oxidation Damage Prevention
The AhpC
homodimer form. It is this enzyme that allows A. xylanus to sustain itself in harsh environments.[2]