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Morphological variation of new Thermoplasma acidophilum isolates from Japanese hot springs.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Sept 1995
Yasuda M, Oyaizu H, Yamagishi A, Oshima T
Abstract excerpt
We isolated 12 strains of Thermoplasma acidophilum from hot springs in Hakone, Japan. T. acidophilum strains showed morphological variation in the crystal-like structure in the cell and the fibrous structure on the cell surface. Two strains tested were sensitive to novobiocin. However, a novobiocin-resistant mutant was obtained by spontaneous mutation.
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