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Deinococcus aquiradiocola sp. nov., isolated from a radioactive site in Japan.
International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology - 1 Jan 2009
Asker Dalal, Awad Tarek S, Beppu Teruhiko, Ueda Kenji
Abstract excerpt
A gamma- and UV-radiation-tolerant, pale-pink strain (TDMA-uv53T) was isolated from a freshwater sample collected at Misasa (Tottori, Japan), after exposure of the water sample to UV radiation. The cells stained Gram-positive and were non-motile, rod-shaped and non-spore-forming. The DNA G+C content of the strain was 69.1 mol%. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences indicated that strain...
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