Roseisalinus antarcticus gen. nov., sp nov., a novel aerobic bacteriochlorophyll a-producing alpha-proteobacterium isolated from hypersaline Ekho Lake, Antarctica

• Published in: International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology
• Main Authors: Labrenz, M., Lawson, P.A., Tindal, B.J., Collins, M.D., Hirsch, P.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2005
• Subjects: East Antarctica; Ekho Lake; Antarc*; Antarctica; antarcticus
• Online Access: https://centaur.reading.ac.uk/13235/

A Gram-negative, aerobic to microaerophilic rod was isolated from 10 m depths of the hypersaline, heliothermal and meromictic Ekho Lake (East Antarctica). The strain was oxidase- and catalase-positive, metabolized a variety of carboxylic acids and sugars and produced lipase. Cells had an absolute re...