DESCRIPTION OF A NEW SPECIES OF NITROSOCOCCUS

被引:56
作者
KOOPS, HP
BOTTCHER, B
MOLLER, UC
POMMERENINGROSER, A
STEHR, G
机构
[1] Institut für Allgemeine Botanik, Abteilung für Mikrobiologie, Universität Hamburg, Hamburg 52, D-2000
关键词
Genus Nitrosococcus; Nitrobacteracea; Nitrosococcus halophilus sp. nov; Species description;
D O I
10.1007/BF00248962
中图分类号
Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号
071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要
A new species of Nitrosococcus is described. It resembles Nitrosococcus oceanus in shape, size, and ultrastructure of the cells. However, the new species has a more pronounced salt requirement, corresponding to its natural habitats. Two strains were isolated from a salt lake in Saudi Arabia and a salt lagoon in the Mediterranean Sea, respectively. In contrast to N. oceanus, both isolates of the new species were unable to utilize urea as ammonia source. Both species also differed in gelelectrophoretic cell protein patterns. The name N. halophilus is proposed. © 1990 Springer-Verlag.
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