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Fodinibius salinus gen. nov., sp. nov., a moderately halophilic bacterium isolated from a salt mine.
International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology - 1 Feb 2012
Wang Yong-Xia, Liu Ji-Hui, Xiao Wei, Zhang Xiao-Xia, Li Yi-Qing, Lai Yong-Hong, Ji Kai-Yan, Wen Meng-Liang, Cui Xiao-Long
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A novel, moderately halophilic, rod-shaped bacterium, designated strain YIM D17(T), was isolated from a sample of sediment from a salt mine in Yunnan, south-western China. The taxonomy of strain YIM D17(T) was investigated using a polyphasic approach. Strain YIM D17(T) was Gram-stain-negative, strictly aerobic and non-motile and formed pink colonies on marine agar. Optimal growth occurred at 37 °C, pH 7.5-8.0 and...
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