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A numerical taxonomic study of some pigmented bacteria isolated from Organic Lake, an antarctic hypersaline lake

A numerical taxonomic study of some pigmented bacteria isolated from Organic Lake, an antarctic... 203 156 156 1 1 S. J. Dobson S. R. James P. D. Franzmann T. A. McMeekin Australian Collection of Antarctic Microorganisms, Department of Agricultural Science University of Tasmania Box 252C 7001 Hobart Tasmania Australia the Institute of Antarctic and Southern Ocean Studies University of Tasmania Box 252C 7001 Hobart Tasmania Australia Antarctic Division Channel Highway 7150 Kingston Tasmania Australia Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH Mascheroder Weg 1B W-3300 Braunschweig Federal Republic of Germany Abstract A study was made of a group of moderately halophilic, heterotrophic, pigmented strains isolated from Organic Lake, Antarctica. These strains were Gram-negative, non-motile, had an aerobic metabolism and a mol% G+C content of their DNA in the range 35–41, indicating that they may be members of the Flavobacterium-Cytophaga group. A numerical taxonomic study involving 134 characteristics compared the antarctic strains with reference strains from Flavobacterium, Cytophaga and Flectobacillus . The antarctic strains formed two clusters that did not contain any reference strains suggesting that they may represent two new species of the genus Flavobacterium . http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Archives of Microbiology Springer Journals

A numerical taxonomic study of some pigmented bacteria isolated from Organic Lake, an antarctic hypersaline lake

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Publisher
Springer Journals
Copyright
Copyright © 1991 by Springer-Verlag
Subject
Life Sciences; Biotechnology; Biochemistry, general; Cell Biology; Ecology; Microbial Ecology; Microbiology
ISSN
0302-8933
eISSN
1432-072X
DOI
10.1007/BF00418188
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203 156 156 1 1 S. J. Dobson S. R. James P. D. Franzmann T. A. McMeekin Australian Collection of Antarctic Microorganisms, Department of Agricultural Science University of Tasmania Box 252C 7001 Hobart Tasmania Australia the Institute of Antarctic and Southern Ocean Studies University of Tasmania Box 252C 7001 Hobart Tasmania Australia Antarctic Division Channel Highway 7150 Kingston Tasmania Australia Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH Mascheroder Weg 1B W-3300 Braunschweig Federal Republic of Germany Abstract A study was made of a group of moderately halophilic, heterotrophic, pigmented strains isolated from Organic Lake, Antarctica. These strains were Gram-negative, non-motile, had an aerobic metabolism and a mol% G+C content of their DNA in the range 35–41, indicating that they may be members of the Flavobacterium-Cytophaga group. A numerical taxonomic study involving 134 characteristics compared the antarctic strains with reference strains from Flavobacterium, Cytophaga and Flectobacillus . The antarctic strains formed two clusters that did not contain any reference strains suggesting that they may represent two new species of the genus Flavobacterium .

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Archives of MicrobiologySpringer Journals

Published: Jul 1, 1991

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