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Nesterenkonia lacusekhoensis sp. nov., isolated from hypersaline Ekho Lake, East Antarctica, and emended description of the genus Nesterenkonia.
International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology - 1 Jul 2002
Collins Matthew D, Lawson Paul A, Labrenz Matthias, Tindall Brian J, Weiss N, Hirsch Peter
Abstract excerpt
An aerobic and heterotrophic isolate, designated IFAM EL-30T, was obtained from hypersaline Ekho Lake (Vestfold Hills, East Antarctica). The isolate consisted of Gram-positive cocci or short rods which occasionally exhibited branching. The organism was moderately halotolerant, required thiamin.HCI and was stimulated by biotin and nicotinic acid. It grew well with glucose, acetate, pyruvate, succinate, malate or...
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