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Vulcanisaeta distributa gen. nov., sp. nov., and Vulcanisaeta souniana sp. nov., novel hyperthermophilic, rod-shaped crenarchaeotes isolated from hot springs in Japan.
International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology - 1 Jul 2002
Itoh Takashi, Suzuki Ken-ichiro, Nakase Takashi
Abstract excerpt
Seventeen strains of rod-shaped, heterotrophic, anaerobic, hyperthermophilic crenarchaeotes were isolated from several hot spring areas in eastern Japan, and eight representative strains were characterized further. Cells of these strains were straight to slightly curved rods, 0.4-0.6 microm in width. Occasionally, cells were branched or bore spherical bodies at the poles. They grew optimally at 85-90 degrees C...
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