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Streptomyces asenjonii sp. nov., isolated from hyper-arid Atacama Desert soils and emended description of Streptomyces viridosporus Pridham et al. 1958.
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek - 1 Sept 2017
Goodfellow Michael, Busarakam Kanungnid, Idris Hamidah, Labeda David P, Nouioui Imen, Brown Roselyn, Kim Byung-Yong, Del Carmen Montero-Calasanz Maria, Andrews Barbara A, Bull Alan T
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A polyphasic study was undertaken to establish the taxonomic status of Streptomyces strains isolated from hyper-arid Atacama Desert soils. Analysis of the 16S rRNA gene sequences of the isolates showed that they formed a well-defined lineage that was loosely associated with the type strains of several Streptomyces species. Multi-locus sequence analysis based on five housekeeping gene alleles showed that the...
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