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Bacillus eiseniae sp. nov., a swarming, moderately halotolerant bacterium isolated from the intestinal tract of an earthworm (Eisenia fetida L.).
International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology - 1 Sept 2012
Hong Sung Wook, Park Jung Min, Kim Soo-Jin, Chung Kun Sub
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A swarming and moderately halotolerant bacterium, designated strain A1-2(T), was isolated from the intestinal tract of the earthworm Eisenia fetida L. Cells were endospore-forming rods that were facultatively anaerobic, catalase-positive, oxidase-negative and motile by peritrichous flagella. The isolate grew optimally at 30 °C and pH 7.0, and could grow with up to 9 % (w/v) NaCl. Phylogenetic analysis of 16S rRNA...
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