TY - JOUR
T1 - Haloferax larsenii sp. nov., an extremely halophilic archaeon from a solar saltern
AU - Xu, Xue Wei
AU - Wu, Yue Hong
AU - Wang, Chun Sheng
AU - Oren, Aharon
AU - Zhou, Pei Jin
AU - Wu, Min
PY - 2007/4
Y1 - 2007/4
N2 - Three strains of Gram-negative, aerobic, neutrophilic, extremely halophilic archaea, designated ZJ206T, ZJ203 and ZJ204, were isolated from a solar saltern in Zhe-Jiang Province, China. Phenotypically and on the basis of 16S rRNA gene sequences, the strains were very similar. Comparative 16S rRNA gene analysis revealed 96.4-97.4% sequence similarity to members of the genus Haloferax. The major polar lipids were C20C20 derivatives of phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylglycerol phosphate methyl ester, diglycosyl glycerol diether and sulfated diglycosyl diether. The DNA G + C content of strain ZJ206T was 62.2 mol%. The results of DNA-DNA hybridizations and physiological and biochemical tests allowed genotypic and phenotypic differentiation of the isolates from closely related species. Therefore the isolates should be classified as members of a novel species, for which the name Haloferax larsenii sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is ZJ206T (=CGMCC 1.5347T=JCM 13917T).
AB - Three strains of Gram-negative, aerobic, neutrophilic, extremely halophilic archaea, designated ZJ206T, ZJ203 and ZJ204, were isolated from a solar saltern in Zhe-Jiang Province, China. Phenotypically and on the basis of 16S rRNA gene sequences, the strains were very similar. Comparative 16S rRNA gene analysis revealed 96.4-97.4% sequence similarity to members of the genus Haloferax. The major polar lipids were C20C20 derivatives of phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylglycerol phosphate methyl ester, diglycosyl glycerol diether and sulfated diglycosyl diether. The DNA G + C content of strain ZJ206T was 62.2 mol%. The results of DNA-DNA hybridizations and physiological and biochemical tests allowed genotypic and phenotypic differentiation of the isolates from closely related species. Therefore the isolates should be classified as members of a novel species, for which the name Haloferax larsenii sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is ZJ206T (=CGMCC 1.5347T=JCM 13917T).
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U2 - 10.1099/ijs.0.64573-0
DO - 10.1099/ijs.0.64573-0
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C2 - 17392193
AN - SCOPUS:34248209135
SN - 1466-5026
VL - 57
SP - 717
EP - 720
JO - International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology
JF - International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology
IS - 4
ER -