Characterization of a Salt-Tolerant Family 42 β-Galactosidase from a Psychrophilic Antarctic Planococcus Isolate

ABSTRACT We isolated a gram-positive, halotolerant psychrophile from a hypersaline pond located on the McMurdo Ice Shelf in Antarctica. A phylogenetic analysis of the 16S rRNA gene sequence of this organism showed that it is a member of the genus Planococcus . This assignment is consistent with the...

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Published in:Applied and Environmental Microbiology
Main Authors: Sheridan, Peter P., Brenchley, Jean E.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2000
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/aem.66.6.2438-2444.2000
https://journals.asm.org/doi/pdf/10.1128/AEM.66.6.2438-2444.2000