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Dietzia psychralcaliphila sp. nov., a novel, facultatively psychrophilic alkaliphile that grows on hydrocarbons.
International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology - 1 Jan 2002
Yumoto Isao, Nakamura Akio, Iwata Hideaki, Kojima Kiyoshi, Kusumoto Keita, Nodasaka Yoshinobu, Matsuyama Hidetoshi
Abstract excerpt
A novel, facultatively psychrophilic alkaliphile that grows on a chemically defined medium containing n-alkanes as the sole carbon source was isolated from a drain of a fish product-processing plant. The isolate was an aerobic, non-motile, gram-positive bacterium. The bacterium was catalase-positive and oxidase-negative. The cell wall contained meso-diaminopimelic acid, arabinose and galactose; the glycan moiety...
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