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Oceanicola pacificus sp. nov., isolated from a deep-sea pyrene-degrading consortium.
International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology - 1 May 2009
Yuan Jun, Lai Qiliang, Wang Baojiang, Sun Fengqin, Liu Xiupian, Du Yaping, Li Guangyu, Gu Li, Zheng Tianling, Shao Zongze
Abstract excerpt
A taxonomic study was carried out on a Gram-negative, rod-shaped, non-motile, halophilic bacterium, designated strain W11-2B(T), which was isolated from a pyrene-degrading consortium that was enriched from sediment from the Pacific Ocean. Growth was observed at salinities of 0.5-10 % and at temperatures of 10-41 degrees C. Strain W11-2B(T) was unable to degrade Tween 80 or gelatin. 16S rRNA gene sequence...
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