Intrasporangium calvum

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Intrasporangium calvum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Actinomycetota
Class: Actinomycetia
Order: Micrococcales
Family: Intrasporangiaceae
Genus: Intrasporangium
Species:
I. calvum
Binomial name
Intrasporangium calvum
Kalakoutskii et al. 1967[1]

Intrasporangium calvum is a species of

Gram positive, aerobic, endospore-forming bacteria. The species was initially isolated from air in a school dining room in the Soviet Union. The species was first described in 1967, and was the first and only species in the genus Intrasporangium until 2012.[1][2][3]

I. calvum can grow in the 20-40 °C range, and can grow in pH 6.0-8.0.[2]

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