Article
Schlesneria paludicola gen. nov., sp. nov., the first acidophilic member of the order Planctomycetales, from Sphagnum-dominated boreal wetlands.
International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology - 1 Nov 2007
Kulichevskaya Irina S, Ivanova Anastasia O, Belova Svetlana E, Baulina Olga I, Bodelier Paul L E, Rijpstra W Irene C, Sinninghe Damsté Jaap S, Zavarzin George A, Dedysh Svetlana N
Abstract excerpt
Three strains of budding, ellipsoid-shaped and rosette-forming bacteria were isolated from acidic Sphagnum-dominated boreal wetlands of northern Russia and were designated strains MPL7T, MOB77 and SB2. The presence of crateriform pits and numerous fibrillar appendages on the cell surface and an unusual spur-like projection on one pole of the cell indicated a planctomycete morphotype. These isolates are moderately...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
