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Tsukamurella spumae sp. nov., a novel actinomycete associated with foaming in activated sludge plants.
Systematic and applied microbiology - 1 Sept 2003
Nam Sun-Woo, Chun Jongsik, Kim Seungbum, Kim Wonyong, Zakrzewska-Czerwinska Jolanta, Goodfellow Michael
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A polyphasic taxonomic study was undertaken to establish the taxonomic position of six representative strains isolated from activated sewage sludge foam. The organisms were found to have chemical and morphological properties consistent with their assignment to the genus Tsukamurella. DNA:DNA relatedness studies showed that five out of the six isolates formed a distinct genomic species, the remaining strain was...
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