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Phylogenetic and biochemical characterization of a new halo-thermotolerant, biofilm-forming Bacillus from Saline Lake of Iran.
Polish journal of microbiology - 1 Jan 2013
Safary Azam, Moniri Rezvan, Mirhashemi Seyyed Mehdi, Nikzad Hossein, Khiavi Mostafa Akbarzadeh
Abstract excerpt
In this study, five halotolerant Bacillus isolates from Aran-Bidgol Saline Lake in Iran were identified from saline environments. Screening of the bacteria led to the identification of a unique halo-thermotolerant Bacillus. On the basis of genetic and phenotypic data, this isolate was closely related to Bacillus licheniformis. But isolated Bacillus can be distinguished from B. licheniformis by salt tolerance, 16S...
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