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Microbacterium xylanilyticum sp. nov., a xylan-degrading bacterium isolated from a biofilm.
International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology - 1 Sept 2005
Kim Kwang Kyu, Park Hye Yoon, Park Wooshin, Kim In S, Lee Sung-Taik
Abstract excerpt
A novel xylan-degrading bacterium, S3-E(T), was isolated from the biofilm of a membrane bioreactor. The cells of this strain were Gram-positive, non-motile, non-spore-forming rods, produced primary branches and formed yellow colonies on nutrient agar. The strain had chemotaxonomic markers that were consistent with classification in the genus Microbacterium, i.e. MK-12, MK-11 and MK-13 as the major menaquinones,...
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