Kingdom Bacteria Class Deinococci Family Deinococcaceae Rank Species | Phylum Deinococcus-Thermus Order Deinococcales Genus Deinococcus | |
Similar Bacteria, Kineococcus radiotolerans, Thermococcus gammatolerans | ||
Deinococcus frigens is a species of low temperature and drought-tolerating, UV-resistant bacteria from Antarctica. It is Gram-positive, non-motile and coccoid-shaped. Its type strain is AA-692T (DSM 12807T).
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