Article
Marinilactibacillus piezotolerans sp. nov., a novel marine lactic acid bacterium isolated from deep sub-seafloor sediment of the Nankai Trough.
International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology - 1 Jan 2005
Toffin Laurent, Zink Klaus, Kato Chiaki, Pignet Patricia, Bidault Adeline, Bienvenu Nadège, Birrien Jean-Louis, Prieur Daniel
Abstract excerpt
A piezotolerant, mesophilic, marine lactic acid bacterium (strain LT20T) was isolated from a deep sub-seafloor sediment core collected at Nankai Trough, off the coast of Japan. Cells were Gram-positive, rod-shaped, non-sporulating and non-motile. The NaCl concentration range for growth was 0-120...
Topics
- Bacterial Typing Techniques
- DNA, Bacterial
- DNA, Ribosomal
- Genes, rRNA
- Geologic Sediments
- Gram-Positive Asporogenous Rods
- Hydrostatic Pressure
- Japan
- Lactic Acid
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Phenotype
- Phylogeny
- RNA, Ribosomal, 16S
- Seawater