Arthrobacter luteus
Species of bacterium in the family Micrococcaceae / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Arthrobacter luteus (ALU) is a species of gram-positive bacteria in the genus Arthrobacter. A. luteus is facultatively anaerobic, pleomorphic, branching, non-motile, non-sporulating, non-acid-fast, catalase-positive, and rod-shaped (0.6–1.0 μm × 0.8–10.0 μm).[1]
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Arthrobacter luteus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Actinomycetota |
Class: | Actinomycetia |
Order: | Micrococcales |
Family: | Micrococcaceae |
Genus: | Arthrobacter |
Species: | A. luteus |
Binomial name | |
Arthrobacter luteus Kaneko et al. 1969[1] | |
A restriction endonuclease enzyme is extracted from the bacterium and acts at the centre of a palindromic tetranucleotide sequence to give even-ended duplex DNA fragments phosphorylated at the 5'-end. The restriction site Alu-I itself is a 4-base cutter: AG/CT.[2] The Alu retrotransposon is named after the bacterium's abbreviation. The bacterium is also used to produce zymolyase,[3] which can degrade yeast cell wall.