Article
Roseisalinus antarcticus gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel aerobic bacteriochlorophyll a-producing alpha-proteobacterium isolated from hypersaline Ekho Lake, Antarctica.
International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology - 1 Jan 2005
Labrenz Matthias, Lawson Paul A, Tindall Brian J, Collins Matthew D, Hirsch Peter
Abstract excerpt
A Gram-negative, aerobic to microaerophilic rod was isolated from 10 m depths of the hypersaline, heliothermal and meromictic Ekho Lake (East Antarctica). The strain was oxidase- and catalase-positive, metabolized a variety of carboxylic acids and sugars and produced lipase. Cells had an absolute requirement for artificial sea water, which could not be replaced by NaCl. A large in vivo absorption band at 870 nm...
Topics
- Aerobiosis
- Antarctic Regions
- Bacterial Typing Techniques
- Bacteriochlorophyll A
- DNA, Ribosomal
- Fresh Water
- Genes, rRNA
- Genotype
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Phenotype
