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Demetria terragena gen. nov., sp. nov., a New Genus of Actinomycetes Isolated from Compost Soil
1 Oct 1997
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A novel actinomycete was isolated from compost soil and was studied taxonomically and phylogenetically. Cells of this organism were gram positive, not acid fast, nonmotile, nonsporulating, irregular coccoid to short rod shaped, and microaerophilic. The cell wall peptidoglycan contained lysine and was cross-linked via an L-Lys<--L-Ser<--D-Asp interpeptide bridge. The major menaquinone was MK-8(H4). The polar...
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