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Glaciibacter superstes gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel member of the family Microbacteriaceae isolated from a permafrost ice wedge.
International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology - 1 Mar 2009
Katayama Taiki, Kato Tomoko, Tanaka Michiko, Douglas Thomas A, Brouchkov Anatoli, Fukuda Masami, Tomita Fusao, Asano Kozo
Abstract excerpt
Gram-positive, aerobic, non-spore-forming, irregular rod-shaped bacteria, designated strains AHU1791(T) and AHU1810, were isolated from a permafrost ice wedge in Alaska. Cells were motile by means of a polar flagellum. The strains were psychrophilic, growing at -5 to 25 degrees C. Phylogenetic analysis of 16S rRNA gene sequences indicated that the ice-wedge isolates formed a clade distinct from other genera...
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