TY - JOUR
T1 - Halogeometricum borinquense gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel halophilic archaeon from Puerto Rico
AU - Montalvo-Rodríguez, Rafael
AU - Vreeland, Russell H.
AU - Oren, Aharon
AU - Kessel, Martin
AU - Betancourt, Carlos
AU - López-Garriga, Juan
PY - 1998/10
Y1 - 1998/10
N2 - A novel extremely halophilic archaeon was isolated from the solar salterns of Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. The organism is very pleomorphic, motile and requires at least 8% (w/v) NaCl to grow. Polar lipid composition revealed the presence of a novel non-sulfate-containing glycolipid and the absence of the glycerol diether analogue of phosphatidylglycerosulfate. The G+C content of the DNA is 59 mol%. On the basis of 16S rRNA sequence data, the new isolate cannot be classified in one of the recognized genera, but occupies a position that is distantly related to the genus Haloferax. All these features justify the creation of a new genus and a new species for the family Halobacteriaceae, order Halobacteriales. The name Halogeometricum borinquense gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is ATCC 700274(T).
AB - A novel extremely halophilic archaeon was isolated from the solar salterns of Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. The organism is very pleomorphic, motile and requires at least 8% (w/v) NaCl to grow. Polar lipid composition revealed the presence of a novel non-sulfate-containing glycolipid and the absence of the glycerol diether analogue of phosphatidylglycerosulfate. The G+C content of the DNA is 59 mol%. On the basis of 16S rRNA sequence data, the new isolate cannot be classified in one of the recognized genera, but occupies a position that is distantly related to the genus Haloferax. All these features justify the creation of a new genus and a new species for the family Halobacteriaceae, order Halobacteriales. The name Halogeometricum borinquense gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is ATCC 700274(T).
KW - Archaea
KW - Halogeometricum borinquense gen. nov.
KW - Halophilic bacteria
KW - Sp. nov.
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U2 - 10.1099/00207713-48-4-1305
DO - 10.1099/00207713-48-4-1305
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C2 - 9828431
AN - SCOPUS:0344110503
SN - 0020-7713
VL - 48
SP - 1305
EP - 1312
JO - International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology
JF - International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology
IS - 4
ER -