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Rubritalea sabuli sp. nov., a carotenoid- and squalene-producing member of the family Verrucomicrobiaceae, isolated from marine sediment.
International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology - 1 Apr 2008
Yoon Jaewoo, Matsuo Yoshihide, Matsuda Satoru, Adachi Kyoko, Kasai Hiroaki, Yokota Akira
Abstract excerpt
The taxonomic status of a verrucomicrobial strain isolated from marine sediment was established based on a polyphasic examination. The novel isolate, strain YM29-052T, was obligately aerobic, Gram-negative, non-motile, coccoid or rod-shaped and chemoheterotrophic. Phylogenetic analyses based on 16S rRNA gene sequences demonstrated that the new isolate shared approximately 94-99 % sequence similarity with members...
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