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Pontibacillus halophilus sp. nov., a moderately halophilic bacterium isolated from a sea urchin.
International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology - 1 Jul 2009
Chen Yi-Guang, Zhang Yu-Qin, Xiao Huai-Dong, Liu Zhu-Xiang, Yi Lang-Bo, Shi Jin-Xiao, Zhi Xiao-Yang, Cui Xiao-Long, Li Wen-Jun
Abstract excerpt
A Gram-positive-staining, moderately halophilic, strictly aerobic, catalase- and oxidase-positive, rod-shaped bacterium, designated strain JSM 076056(T), was isolated from a sea urchin collected from the South China Sea. Cells were motile by means of peritrichous flagella and formed ellipsoidal endospores lying in subterminal swollen sporangia. Strain JSM 076056(T) was able to grow at salinities of 2-25 % (w/v)...
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