title: Haloarcula argentinensis sp. nov. and Haloarcula mukohataei sp. nov., two new extremely halophilic archaea collected in Argentina.
abstract: Strains arg-1T (T = type strain) and arg-2T, two new strains of extremely halophilic archaea, were isolated from the soils of the Argentine salt flats. The taxonomic features of arg-1T were similar to, but distinct from, those of the type strain of Haloarcula vallismortis and other Haloarcula species. On the 16S rRNA phylogenetic tree, strain arg-1T formed a cluster together with Haloarcula species. Strain arg-2T differed in its glycolipid composition but still was more closely related to the genus Haloarcula than to other established genera. We propose that strain arg-1T be classified as a member of a new species, Haloarcula argentinensis, and that strain arg-2T be classified as a member of Haloarcula mukohataei sp. nov., although arg-2T may belong to a new genus or a subgenus of the genus Haloarcula. The type strain of H. argentinensis is strain arg-1 (= JCM 9737), and the type strain of H. mukohataei is strain arg-2 (= JCM 9738).
authors.affiliation: Division of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Japan. Kihara@bio.nagoya-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ihara
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tamura
mesh_terms: D001118:Argentina; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D001482:Base Composition; D003470:Culture Media / Q000378:metabolism; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis*; D006017:Glycolipids / Q000032:analysis; D006216:Halobacteriaceae / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D010802:Phylogeny; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D006017:Glycolipids; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S