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Neptunomonas japonica sp. nov., an Osedax japonicus symbiont-like bacterium isolated from sediment adjacent to sperm whale carcasses off Kagoshima, Japan.
International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology - 1 Apr 2008
Miyazaki Masayuki, Nogi Yuichi, Fujiwara Yoshihiro, Kawato Masaru, Kubokawa Kaoru, Horikoshi Koki
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Novel bacterial species were isolated from sediments adjacent to sperm whale carcasses off Kagoshima, Japan, at a depth of 226-246 m. The isolated strains, JAMM 0745T, JAMM 1380, JAMM 1475 and JAMM 1610, were Gram-negative, rod-shaped, non-spore-forming and motile by means of a single polar or subterminal flagellum. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences of the novel isolates indicated a...
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