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Brachybacterium phenoliresistens sp. nov., isolated from oil-contaminated coastal sand.
International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology - 1 Nov 2007
Chou Jui-Hsing, Lin Kuan-Yin, Lin Mei-Chun, Sheu Shih-Yi, Wei Yu-Hong, Arun A B, Young Chiu-Chung, Chen Wen-Ming
Abstract excerpt
A coccoid- to ovoid-shaped, Gram-positive, non-motile bacterial strain, designated phenol-AT, was isolated from an oil-contaminated coastal sand sample collected from Pingtung County, southern Taiwan, and characterized by use of a polyphasic approach. Phylogenetic analyses based on 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that the novel strain formed a monophyletic branch at the periphery of the evolutionary radiation...
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