Atopococcus

A.to.po.coc'cus. Gr. adj. atopos having no place, strange; Gr. n. coccus a grain or berry; N.L. masc. n. Atopococcus a strange coccus. Firmicutes / “Bacilli” / “Lactobacillales” / “Carnobacteriaceae” / Atopococcus Cells are cocci that occur in pairs or short chains . Gram‐stain‐positive. Nonmotile and spores are not formed. Aerobic and catalase‐negative . Optimum growth temperature is 28–32 °C; no growth above 32 ° C. Acid is produced from D ‐glucose and some other carbohydrates . Pyroglutamic acid arylamidase is produced. Arginine dihydrolase is not produced. Urease‐negative. Nitrate is not reduced. The major long‐chain fatty acids are the straight‐chain and monounsaturated types. The cell wall murein contains L ‐Lys, type A4 α ( l ‐ Lys – d ‐ Asp ). Isolated from moist, powdered tobacco. DNA G + C content ( mol %): 46.0. Type species : Atopococcus tabaci Collins, Wiernik, Falsen, and Lawson 2005, 1695 VP .