Pseudomonas extremaustralis sp. nov. a polyhydroxybutyrate-producer isolated from Antarctic environments

• Published in: Current Microbiology
• Main Authors: López, Nancy Irene, Pettinari, María Julia, Stackebrandt, Erko, Tribelli, Paula Maria, Põtter, Markus, Steinbüchel, Alexander, Mendez, Beatriz Silvia
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer
• Subjects: Taxonomy; Pseudomonas; Polyhydroxyalkanoates/Polyhydroxybutyrate; Antarctica; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Antarctic; Argentina; Silvia; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/66291

A Gram-negative, mobile, rod-shaped, non-spore-forming bacterium (strain 14-3T) was isolated from a temporary pond in Antarctica. On the basis of 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity, strain 14-3T was shown to belong to the genus Pseudomonas sensu stricto. Physiological and biochemical tests supported...