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Gracilibacillus quinghaiensis sp. nov., isolated from salt-lake sediment in the Qaidam Basin, north-west China.
Systematic and applied microbiology - 1 Aug 2008
Chen Yi-Guang, Cui Xiao-Long, Zhang Yu-Qin, Li Wen-Jun, Wang Yong-Xia, Xu Li-Hua, Peng Qian, Wen Meng-Liang, Jiang Cheng-Lin
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A motile, Gram-positive, slightly halophilic, endospore-forming, catalase- and oxidase-positive, obligately aerobic, slender rod-shaped bacterium, strain YIM-C229T was isolated from the sediment of a salt lake in the Qaidam Basin, north-west China. Filamentous forms were present throughout the growth cycle. Strain YIM-C229T grew in the presence of 0.5-8% NaCl and at pH 6.0-8.5, with optimum growth at 1-3% NaCl...
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