Halobacterium vallismortis sp. nov. An amylolytic and carbohydrate-metabolizing, extremely halophilic bacterium. Academic Article

abstract

• The extremely halophilic bacterium (formerly designated as strain J.F. 54) isolated from salt pools of the Death Valley, California, is a motile, Gram-negative, extremely pleomorphic organism, aerobe, and facultative anaerobe. A variety of carbohydrates are assimilated with or without acid production; soluble starch is hydrolyzed. The organism is not proteolytic; catalase, oxidase, and DNase reactions are positive; Tween 20 is slightly hydrolyzed, but Tweens 40, 60, and 80 are not. Nitrates are reduced to nitrites with gas production; nitrites are not reduced. Optimum growth temperature is 40 degrees C. Growth is inhibited by bacitracin and by novobiocin. The type strain J.F. 54 differs from described species of the genus Halobacterium and is assigned to a new species, Halobacterium vallismortis sp. nov.

authors

• Gonzalez, Carlos

published proceedings

• Can J Microbiol

altmetric score

• 0.25

author list (cited authors)

• Gonzalez, C., Gutierrez, C., & Ramirez, C.

citation count

• 387

complete list of authors

• Gonzalez, C||Gutierrez, C||Ramirez, C

publication date

• June 1978

publisher

• Canadian Science Publishing  Publisher

published in

• Canadian Journal of Microbiology  Journal

keywords

• Carbohydrate Metabolism
• Halobacterium
• Osmolar Concentration
• Sodium Chloride
• Starch
• Water Microbiology

PubMed Central ID

• 667737

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1139/m78-119

start page

• 710

end page

• 715

volume

• 24

issue

• 6

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/m78-119