Malva alcea Malva alcea Malva alcea (greater musk-mallow, cut-leaved mallow, vervain mallow or hollyhock mallow) is a plant in the mallow family native to southwestern, central and eastern Europe and southwestern Asia, from Spain north to southern Sweden and east to Russia and Turkey. It is a herbaceous perennial plant growing to 50–125 cm tall, with stems covered in stellate hairs, meaning they branch at the free end into several strands. The leaves are 2–8 cm long and 2–8 cm broad, palmately lobed with five to seven blunt lobes; basal leaves on the lower stem are very shallowly lobed, those higher on
Kocuria rosea also has been found to have the ability to perform keratin hydrolysis through the production of keratinases. Kocuria rosea Kocuria rosea is a gram-positive bacteria that is catalase-positive and oxidase-positive. It has a coccus shape and is a strict aerobe that grows best from 25–37 °C. "K. rosea" has also been found to cause urinary tract infections in people with weakened immune systems. "K. rosea" has been found to be able to biodegrade malachite green, azo dyes, triphenylmethane, as well as some other industrial dyes. Due to its ability to biodegrade these dyes, it has become of interest as a