| Rothia endophytica | |
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| Species: | R. endophytica |
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| Rothia endophytica Xiong et al. 2013 | |
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| YIM 67072T (=DSM 26247T =JCM 18541T) | |
Rothia endophytica is a species of Gram-positive aerobic, non-motile bacteria in the genus Rothia , family Micrococcaceae. It was originally isolated in 2012 from surface-sterilized roots of the plant Dysophylla stellata . [1] It has also been recovered from the tonsils of healthy pigs. [2]
The name endophytica refers to its endophytic origin, from the Greek endo (within) and phyton (plant), highlighting its initial recovery from internal plant tissues. [1]
Rothia endophytica was first isolated from the roots of the plant Dysophylla stellata collected in Yunnan Province, China. [1] More recently, it has also been identified in the tonsils of healthy pigs as part of metagenomic and cultivation-based studies, [2] expanding its known habitat beyond plants to mammalian hosts.
Cells of R. endophytica are ovoid to coccoid in shape (0.5–1.0 μm × 0.5–1.5 μm), Gram-positive, non-spore-forming, and occur singly, in pairs, or in tetrads. [1]
The type strain of R. endophytica is: