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Anaerobranca californiensis sp. nov., an anaerobic, alkalithermophilic, fermentative bacterium isolated from a hot spring on Mono Lake.
International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology - 1 May 2004
Gorlenko Vladimir, Tsapin Alexandre, Namsaraev Zorigto, Teal Tracy, Tourova Tatyana, Engler Diane, Mielke Randy, Nealson Kenneth
Abstract excerpt
A novel, obligately anaerobic, alkalithermophilic, chemo-organotrophic bacterium was isolated from the sediment of an alkaline hot spring located on Paoha Island in Mono Lake, California, USA. This rod-shaped bacterium was motile via peritrichous flagella. Isolated strains grew optimally in 5-25 g NaCl l(-1), at pH 9.0-9.5 and at a temperature of 58 degrees C and were fermentative and mainly proteolytic,...
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