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Caldimonas taiwanensis sp. nov., a amylase producing bacterium isolated from a hot spring.
Systematic and applied microbiology - 1 Jul 2005
Chen Wen-Ming, Chang Jo-Shu, Chiu Ching-Hsiang, Chang Shu-Chen, Chen Wen-Chieh, Jiang Chii-Ming
Abstract excerpt
During screening for amylase-producing bacteria, a strain designated OnlT was isolated from a hot spring located in Pingtung area, which is near the very southern part of Taiwan. Cells of this organism were Gram-negative rods motile by means of a single polar flagellum. Optimum conditions for growth were 55 degrees C and pH 7. Strain On1(T) grew well in minimal medium containing starch as the sole carbon source,...
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