Natronoincola histidinovorans gen. nov., sp. nov., A new alkaliphilic acetogenic anaerobe.

doi:10.1007/s002849900360

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Natronoincola histidinovorans gen. nov., sp. nov., A new alkaliphilic acetogenic anaerobe.

Current microbiology - 1 Sept 1998

Zhilina T N, Detkova E N, Rainey F A, Osipov G A, Lysenko A M, Kostrikina N A, Zavarzin G A

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Two strains, asporogenous Z-7940 and sporogenous Z-7939, of a moderately haloalkaliphilic, obligately anaerobic, fermentative bacteria, motile, with Gram-positive cell wall structure, were isolated from soda deposits in Lake Magadi, Kenya. Both strains are mesophilic and utilize only two amino ac...

Topics

Bacteria, Anaerobic
Bicarbonates
Genome, Bacterial
Glutamates
Gram-Positive Asporogenous Rods
Histidine
Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
Phenotype
Pyruvic Acid
Sequence Analysis, RNA
Sodium

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