Dietzia maris

Dietzia maris is a Gram-positive and aerobic bacterium from the genus Dietzia. Dietzia species are characterized as Gram-positive, catalase-positive cells that appear as cocci or short rods and produce a noticeable orange pigment from carotenoids.¹ Dietzia species have extracellular enzyme production such as casein-degrading proteases and starch-breaking amylases.² Dietzia grows well within a moderate temperature range (25–37 Ã‚°C) and does not grow at low or high extreme temperatures.³ Dietzia species were originally isolated from environmental substrates, such as soil and plant-associated material.³ Multiple species of Dietzia have been reported to produce biosurfactants that can solubilize hydrocarbons.⁴

References

1. Rainey FA et al. “Dietzia gen. nov.” Int J Syst Bacteriol. 1995. https://doi.org/10.1099/00207713-45-1-32

2. Tóth EM et al. “Enzymatic activities in Dietzia spp.” J Appl Microbiol. 2008. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2672.2008.03942.x

3. Yassin AF et al. “Dietzia cinnamea sp. nov.” Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 2006. https://doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.63858-0

4. Alvarez HM et al. “Physiology of Dietzia spp. involved in hydrocarbon degradation and biosurfactant production.” Extremophiles. 2013. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00792-012-0495-6

Further reading

External links

• Dietzia cinnamea at MicrobeWiki
• Type strain of Dietzia cinnamea at BacDive - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase

1. Rainey FA et al. “Dietzia gen. nov.” Int J Syst Bacteriol. 1995. https://doi.org/10.1099/00207713-45-1-32

2. Tóth EM et al. “Enzymatic activities in Dietzia spp.” J Appl Microbiol. 2008. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2672.2008.03942.x

3. Yassin AF et al. “Dietzia cinnamea sp. nov.” Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 2006. https://doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.63858-0

4. Alvarez HM et al. “Physiology of Dietzia spp. involved in hydrocarbon degradation and biosurfactant production.” Extremophiles. 2013. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00792-012-0495-6