Classification of a Violacein-Producing Psychrophilic Group of Isolates Associated with Freshwater in Antarctica and Description of Rugamonas violacea sp. nov.

Our polyphasic approach provides a new understanding of the taxonomy of novel pigmented Rugamonas species isolated from freshwater samples in Antarctica. The isolates showed considerable extracellular bactericidal secretions.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:	Microbiology Spectrum
Main Authors:	Sedláček, Ivo, Holochová, Pavla, Sobotka, Roman, Busse, Hans-Jürgen, Švec, Pavel, Králová, Stanislava, Šedo, Ondrej, Pilný, Jan, Staňková, Eva, Koublová, Vendula, Sedlář, Karel
Other Authors:	Gralnick, Jeffrey A., Ministerstvo Školství, Mládeže a Tělovýchovy
Format:	Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:	English
Published:	American Society for Microbiology 2021
Subjects:	Infectious Diseases Cell Biology Microbiology (medical) Genetics General Immunology and Microbiology Ecology Physiology Antarc* Antarctica
Online Access:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/spectrum.00452-21 https://journals.asm.org/doi/pdf/10.1128/Spectrum.00452-21

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Summary:	Our polyphasic approach provides a new understanding of the taxonomy of novel pigmented Rugamonas species isolated from freshwater samples in Antarctica. The isolates showed considerable extracellular bactericidal secretions.