Isolation and characterization of a new type of aerobic, oxalic acid utilizing bacteria, and proposal of Oxalicibacterium flavum gen. nov., sp. nov.

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Isolation and characterization of a new type of aerobic, oxalic acid utilizing bacteria, and proposal of Oxalicibacterium flavum gen. nov., sp. nov.

Systematic and applied microbiology - 1 Dec 2002

Tamer Abdurrahman U, Aragno Michel, Sahin Nurettin

Abstract excerpt

A mesophilic, aerobic oxalic acid utilizing yellow-pigmented bacterium has been isolated from litter of oxalate producing plants in the region of Izmir (Turkey). It is motile by means of 1-3 polar flagella. Optimal growth occurred between 25-30 degrees C at pH 6.9. The G+C content of DNA is 62-64...

Topics

Bacteria, Aerobic
Base Composition
Betaproteobacteria
Culture Media
Oxalates
Oxalic Acid
Phenotype
Phylogeny
Pigments, Biological
Plants

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