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Isolation and characterization of an agarase-producing bacterial strain, Alteromonas sp. GNUM-1, from the West Sea, Korea.
Journal of microbiology and biotechnology - 1 Dec 2012
Kim Jonghee, Hong Soon-Kwang
Abstract excerpt
The agar-degrading bacterium GNUM-1 was isolated from the brown algal species Sargassum serratifolium, which was obtained from the West Sea of Korea, by using the selective artificial seawater agar plate. The cells were Gram-negative, 0.5-0.6 micrometer wide and 2.0-2.5 micrometer long curved rods with a single polar flagellum, forming nonpigmented, circular, smooth colonies. Cells grew at 20 degrees C- 37...
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