Rothia aerolata is a species of Gram-positive, aerobic, non-spore-forming bacteria in the genus Rothia. It was first isolated from exhaust air in a pig barn in Germany and formally described as a new species in 2016.[1]
The species name aerolata is derived from the Greek noun aer (air) and the Latin participle lata (carried), together meaning "airborne," referencing the bacterium’s isolation from air samples.[1]
Morphology and physiology
Cells of R. aerolata are coccoid to short rods, Gram-positive, catalase-positive, and oxidase-negative. Colonies on tryptic soy agar are creamy-whitish to beige, non-translucent, and 1–2 mm in diameter. Growth occurs at 15–36 °C and in pH ranges from 6.5 to 9.5, with weak growth at 42 °C and pH 5.5. No growth occurs at 10 °C or 50 °C or at ≥9% NaCl. [1]
Ecology
Rothia aerolata was initially isolated from air in a pig barn and has also been recovered from the tonsils of pigs.[2]
References
1 2 3 Kämpfer, P.; Kleinhagauer, T.; Busse, H. J.; Klug, K.; Jäckel, U.; Glaeser, S. P. (August 2016). "Rothia aerolata sp. nov., isolated from exhaust air of a pig barn". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 66 (8): 3102–3107. doi:10.1099/ijsem.0.001153. PMID27188856.
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