Kingdom Bacteria Genus Deinococcus Phylum Deinococcus-Thermus Rank Species | Family Deinococcaceae Scientific name Deinococcus murrayi Higher classification Deinococcus Order Deinococcus–Thermus | |
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Deinococcus murrayi is a bacterium. It produces orange-pigmented colonies and has an optimum growth temperature of about 45 °C (113 °F) to 50 °C (122 °F). It is extremely gamma radiation-resistant. Its type strain is ALT-1b (= DSM 11303).
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