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Spongiispira norvegica gen. nov., sp. nov., a marine bacterium isolated from the boreal sponge Isops phlegraei.
International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology - 1 Aug 2008
Kaesler Ines, Graeber Ingeborg, Borchert Martin S, Pape Thomas, Dieckmann Ralf, von Döhren Hans, Nielsen Preben, Lurz Rudi, Michaelis Walter, Szewzyk Ulrich
Abstract excerpt
The bacterial strain Gp_4_7.1T, isolated from the marine sponge Isops phlegraei collected at the Sula Ridge off the Norwegian coast, was characterized. The isolate was a motile spirillum that was monopolarly and monotrichously flagellated. It was aerobic, Gram-negative, oxidase-positive and catalase-negative. Optimal growth occurred between 20 and 30 degrees C, at pH 7-8 and with a salt concentration of 2-3 %...
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