| Cross Index | Deinococcus |
| SuperSet | Prokaryote, Eubacteria Gram Positive Cocci |
| Compare | aerobes: Deinobacter grandis Deinococcus, Marinococcus,
Micrococcus, Planococcus
, Salinicoccus
roseus facultative anaerobes: Aerococcus viridans, Enterococcus, Gemella haemolysans, Lactococcus Leuconostoc, Melissococcus pluton, Pediococcus, Saccharococcus thermophilus, Staphylococcus, Stomatococcus mucilaginsos, Streptococcus, Trichococcus flocculiformis, Vagococcus anaerobes Coprococcus, Peptococcus niger , Peptostreptococcus, Ruminococcus, Sarcina Catalase positive:Deinococcus, Micrococcus, Planococcus, Staphylococcus,, Stomatococcus mucilaginsosus aerobes (Micrococcus, Planococcus Deinococcus), Micrococcaceae are not a coherent group. Micrococcus is closely related to Arthrobacter , Planococcus is related to Bacilluss, while the radioresistant cocci called Deinococcus have atypical Gram positive cell walls. |
| Contrast | Archaea contrast with Deinobacter and Rubrobacter radiotolerans |
| Subset |
| Morphology | Deinococcus | ||||
| CELLULAR | |||||
| Staining | Gram-positive | ||||
| Morphology | cocci that for pairs and tetrads | ||||
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| Specialized structures | The cell walls show complex multi layered ultrastructures | ||||
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| Growth Parameters | Deinococcus | ||||
| PHYSIOLOGICAL | |||||
| Tropism | |||||
| Oxygen | obligate aerobes respiratory metabolism | ||||
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| Products | is inactive towards sugars. cytochrome are present | ||||
| Enzymes | catalase positive | ||||
| Unique features | The lipids contains palmitoleate and an unusual spectrum of polar lipids as no phosphatidylglycerol, diphosphatidyl glycerol or its derivatives are found.. The genus is characterized by its resistance to radiation and dessication. | ||||
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| Genome | Deinococcus |
| G+C Mol % | 62-70 |
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| First citation | Brooks,B.W. and Murray, R.G.E. (1981) Nomenclature for "Micrococcus radiodurans" and other radiation-resistant cocci: Deinococcaceae Fam. nov. and Deinococcus gen. nov., including five species IJSB 31:353-360 | ||
| The Prokaryotes | p | ||
| Bergey’s Systematatic | p 1035 R.G. E. Murray | ||
| Bergey’s Determinative | p 528 | ||
| References | |||