Abstract. Five cultures isolated from soil samples collected in Schirmacher oasis, Antarctica, have been identified as members of the family Micrococcaceae, with 3 belonging to the genus Micrococcus and two to Planococcus. The 3 Micrococcus isolates (37R, 45R and 49R) were red-pigmented and h a d ~...

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Main Authors: Sisinthy Shivaji, N. Shyamala Rao, L. Saisree, Vipula Sheth, G. S. N. Reddy, Pushpa M. Bhargava
Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
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Language:English
Published: 1988
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Online Access:http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.562.4017
http://www.ias.ac.in/jarch/jbiosci/13/409-414.pdf
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Summary:Abstract. Five cultures isolated from soil samples collected in Schirmacher oasis, Antarctica, have been identified as members of the family Micrococcaceae, with 3 belonging to the genus Micrococcus and two to Planococcus. The 3 Micrococcus isolates (37R, 45R and 49R) were red-pigmented and h a d ~ 75 mol % G + C in their DNA; they were identified as Micrococcus roseus. The two Planococcus isolates (30Y and Lz3OR) were yellow and orange in colour, and had 43·5 and 40·9 mol % G + C in their DNA respectively; they were identified as Planococcus sp.