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Sphingobium olei sp. nov., isolated from oil-contaminated soil.
International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology - 1 Nov 2007
Young C C, Ho M-J, Arun A B, Chen W-M, Lai W-A, Shen F-T, Rekha P D, Yassin A F
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The taxonomic status of a yellow-coloured bacterial isolate from an oil-contaminated soil sample was determined using a polyphasic taxonomic approach. Comparative analysis of 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that the novel isolate formed a distinct phyletic line within the genus Sphingobium. The generic assignment was confirmed by chemotaxonomic data, which revealed: a fatty acid profile that is characteristic of...
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