Kribbia dieselivorans

Kribbia dieselivorans is a species of Gram positive, nonmotile, non-sporeforming bacteria.

[1] The bacteria are facultatively anaerobic and mesophilic, and the cells can be irregular rods or coccoid.

It was originally isolated from tidal flat sediment collected from Kwangyang, South Korea during a survey for diesel-degrading bacteria.

The species name refers to its ability to degrade diesel fuel.

[2] The optimum growth temperature for K. dieselivorans is 30 °C and can grow in the 8-42 °C range.