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Lentibacillus salis sp. nov., a moderately halophilic bacterium isolated from a salt lake.
International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology - 1 Aug 2008
Lee Jae-Chan, Li Wen-Jun, Xu Li-Hua, Jiang Cheng-Lin, Kim Chang-Jin
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A Gram-positive, moderately halophilic bacterium, designated strain BH113T, was isolated from a salt lake located in Xinjiang Province, China. Cells of the strain were aerobic, spore-forming, motile rods with flagella. The organism grew optimally at 37 degrees C and pH 8.0 in the presence of 10 % (w/v) NaCl. A phylogenetic analysis based on comparisons of 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that the isolate formed a...
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