Kineosphaera

Ki.ne.o.spha.e'ra. Gr. n. kinesis motion; L. fem. n. sphaera sphere, N.L. fem. n. Kineosphaera a motile sphere. Actinobacteria / Actinobacteria / Micrococcales / Dermatophilaceae / Kineosphaera Cells are strictly aerobic, nonsporeforming, Gram‐stain‐positive, motile cocci (1–2 µm in diameter) which grow in pairs and packets. Catalase negative and oxidase positive. Cells do not use nitrite as an electron acceptor. The cell wall contains meso ‐A2pm as its characteristic diamino acid. The major menaquinone is MK‐8(H4). The predominant cellular fatty acids are C 16:0 ; C 17:1 , C 18:1 , C 17:0 , and C 16:1 occurs in smaller amounts. Phospholipids are phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylinositol, diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylethanolamine, and phosphatidylcholine. The genus is a member of the family Dermatophilaceae , order Micrococcales , class Actinobacteria . DNA G + Ccontent ( mol %): 71. Type species : Kineosphaera limosa Liu, Hanada, Marsh, Kamagata and Nakamura 2002, 1848 VP .