TY - JOUR
T1 - The Taxonomic Status of “Halobacterium marismortui” from the Dead Sea
T2 - a Comparison with Halobacterium vallismortis
AU - Oren, Aharon
AU - Lau, Paul P.
AU - Fox, George E.
PY - 1988
Y1 - 1988
N2 - A Halobacterium strain, isolated by Ginzburg et al. from the Dead Sea in the late 1960's, often referred to as “Halobacterium marismortui” or “Halobacterium of the Dead Sea” (deposited in the American Type Culture Collection as ATCC 43049) was compared with Halobacterium (Haloarcula) vallismortis ATCC 29715. The strains appeared to be very closely related, as shown by the near identity of their 5S and 16S ribosomal RNA's, and a large number of other common properties. Distinct differences exist, however, in cell morphology, and in their potency to utilize different sugars and other compounds.
AB - A Halobacterium strain, isolated by Ginzburg et al. from the Dead Sea in the late 1960's, often referred to as “Halobacterium marismortui” or “Halobacterium of the Dead Sea” (deposited in the American Type Culture Collection as ATCC 43049) was compared with Halobacterium (Haloarcula) vallismortis ATCC 29715. The strains appeared to be very closely related, as shown by the near identity of their 5S and 16S ribosomal RNA's, and a large number of other common properties. Distinct differences exist, however, in cell morphology, and in their potency to utilize different sugars and other compounds.
KW - 16S Ribosomal RNA
KW - Haloarcula vallismortis
KW - Halobacterium vallismortis
KW - Halophilic bacteria
KW - PIPES
KW - Piperazine-N,N′-bis(2-ethanesulfonic acid)
KW - “Halobacterium marismortui”
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0024274928&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/S0723-2020(88)80009-2
DO - 10.1016/S0723-2020(88)80009-2
M3 - Article
C2 - 11538329
AN - SCOPUS:0024274928
SN - 0723-2020
VL - 10
SP - 251
EP - 258
JO - Systematic and Applied Microbiology
JF - Systematic and Applied Microbiology
IS - 3
ER -