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Enhygromyxa salina gen. nov., sp. nov., a slightly halophilic myxobacterium isolated from the coastal areas of Japan.
Systematic and applied microbiology - 1 Jun 2003
Iizuka Takashi, Jojima Yasuko, Fudou Ryosuke, Tokura Mitsunori, Hiraishi Akira, Yamanaka Shigeru
Abstract excerpt
Six isolates of novel marine myxobacteria, designated strains SHK-1T, SMK-1-1, SMK-1-3, SMK-10, SKK-2, and SMP-6, were obtained from various coastal samples (mud, sands and algae) collected around Japan. All of the isolates had Gram-negative rod-shaped cells, motile by gliding and grew aerobically. They showed bacteriolytic action, fruiting body formation, and NaCl requirement for growth with an optimum...
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