Cross Index Agromyces ramosus
SuperSet Prokaryote, Eubacteria, Irregular, Nonsporing Gram-Positive Rods
Compare Acetobacterium Acetogenium kivui, Actinomyces Aeromicrobium erythreum Agromyces ramosus Arachnia propionica, Arcanobacterium haemolyticum, Arthrobacter, Aureobacterium, Bifidobacterium, Brachybacterium faecium, Brevibacterium, Butyrivibrio, Caseobacter polymorphus, Cellulomonas ,Clavibacter, Coriobacterium glomerans, Corynebacterium, Curtobacterium, Dermobacter hominus, Eubacterium, Exigouibacterium aurantiacum, Falcivibrio, Gardnerella, Jonsia denitrificans, Lachnospira multiparus, Microbacterium, Mobiluncus, Pimelobacter, Proprionibacterium, Rarobacter faecitabidus , Rothia dentocariosa, Rubrobacter radiotolerans, Sphaerobacter thermophilus , Terrabacter tumescens, Thermoanaerobacter ethanolicus, Thermoanaerobium brockii
Contrast Archaea
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Morphology Agromyces ramosus
CELLULAR  
Staining Gram positive with segments of the mycelium becoming gram negative during fragmentation.
Morphology Initial growth on agar as microcolonies composed of branched filamentous elements (1microns or less in diameter) which subsequently undergo septationand fragmentation to yield coccoid and irregular cells
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Growth Parameters Agromyces ramosus
PHYSIOLOGICAL  
Tropism  
Oxygen Microaerophilic to aerobic. Poor or no growth anaerobically
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Products  
Enzymes Catalase negative, benzidine negative, oxidase negative.
Unique features Cell wall contains 2,4 diaminobutyric acid.
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Genome Agromyces ramosus
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Reference Agromyces ramosus
First citation Gledhill,W.E. and L.E.Casida (1969) Predominant catalase-negative soil bacteria. III, Agromcyes, gen. n. microorgansims intermediary to Actinomyces and Nocarida. Appl. Microbiol 18:340-349
The Prokaryotes P
Bergey's Systematatic p 1329 L. E. Casida
Bergey's Determinative p 572
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