title: Morphological variation of new Thermoplasma acidophilum isolates from Japanese hot springs.
abstract: We isolated 12 strains of Thermoplasma acidophilum from hot springs in Hakone, Japan. T. acidophilum strains showed morphological variation in the crystal-like structure in the cell and the fibrous structure on the cell surface. Two strains tested were sensitive to novobiocin. However, a novobiocin-resistant mutant was obtained by spontaneous mutation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Life Science, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Yokohama, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yasuda
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Oyaizu
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yamagishi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Oshima
mesh_terms: D001482:Base Composition; D001483:Base Sequence; D017931:DNA Primers / Q000235:genetics; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial / Q000235:genetics; D006358:Hot Temperature; D007564:Japan; D008670:Metals / Q000494:pharmacology; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D008900:Mineral Waters; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009154:Mutation; D009675:Novobiocin / Q000494:pharmacology; D012329:RNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D013822:Thermoplasma / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D014871:Water Microbiology
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D008670:Metals; D008900:Mineral Waters; D012329:RNA, Bacterial; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D009675:Novobiocin