Classification of a Violacein-Producing Psychrophilic Group of Isolates Associated with Freshwater in Antarctica and Description of Rugamonas violacea sp. nov.

Classification of a Violacein-Producing Psychrophilic Group of Isolates Associated with Freshwater in Antarctica and Description of Rugamonas violacea sp. nov.

ABSTRACT A group of 11 bacterial strains was isolated from streams and lakes located in a deglaciated northern part of James Ross Island, Antarctica. They were rod-shaped, Gram-stain-negative, motile, and catalase-positive and produced blue-violet-pigmented colonies on R2A agar. A polyphasic taxonom...

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Main Authors: Ivo Sedláček, Pavla Holochová, Roman Sobotka, Hans-Jürgen Busse, Pavel Švec, Stanislava Králová, Ondrej Šedo, Jan Pilný, Eva Staňková, Vendula Koublová, Karel Sedlář
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2021-09-01
Series:Microbiology Spectrum
Subjects:
psychrophiles
Rugamonas
taxonomy
Antarctica
violacein
species description
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/Spectrum.00452-21

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