Isolation and identification of Micrococcus roseus and Planococcus sp. from schirmacher oasis, Antarctica

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 genusMicrococcus and two toPlanococcus. The 3 Micrococcus isolates (37R, 45R and 49R) were red-pigmented and h a d ~ 75 mol% G +...

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Main Authors: Shivaji, Sisinthy, Shyamala Rao, N., Saisree, L., Sheth, Vipula, Reddy, G. S. N., Bhargava, Pushpa M.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: Indian Academy of Sciences 1988
Subjects:
QL Zoology
Antarc*
Antarctica
Antarctica Journal
Online Access:http://repository.ias.ac.in/64346/
http://repository.ias.ac.in/64346/1/64346.pdf
http://www.ias.ac.in/jarch/jbiosci/13/409-414.pdf
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Summary: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 genusMicrococcus and two toPlanococcus. 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 twoPlanococcus 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.

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