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Sanguibacter antarcticus sp. nov., isolated from Antarctic sea sand.
International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology - 1 Jan 2008
Hong Soon Gyu, Lee Yoo Kyung, Yim Joung Han, Chun Jongsik, Lee Hong Kum
Abstract excerpt
A Gram-positive, yellow-pigmented bacterium, strain KOPRI 21702(T), was isolated from sea sand on King George Island, Antarctica. Cells were irregular rods with peritrichous flagella; their optimum growth temperature was 23-26 degrees C. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences revealed that the Antarctic isolate formed a distinct phyletic line in a clade of the genus Sanguibacter and showed highest...
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