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Garciella nitratireducens gen. nov., sp. nov., an anaerobic, thermophilic, nitrate- and thiosulfate-reducing bacterium isolated from an oilfield separator in the Gulf of Mexico.
International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology - 1 Sept 2003
Miranda-Tello Elizabeth, Fardeau Marie-Laure, Sepúlveda José, Fernández Luis, Cayol Jean-Luc, Thomas Pierre, Ollivier Bernard
Abstract excerpt
A novel Gram-positive, anaerobic and thermophilic bacterium, strain MET79(T), was isolated from an oil well located in the Gulf of Mexico. Cells were straight rods, motile by a subpolar flagellum. Spores were formed in old cultures. Inner gas vacuoles swelled the cells when exposed to air. The optimum growth conditions were 55 degrees C, pH 7.5 and 1 % NaCl. Yeast extract was required for growth. Strain MET79(T)...
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