title: The high salt requirement of the moderate halophile Chromohalobacter salexigens DSM3043 can be met not only by NaCl but by other ions.
abstract: The growth rate of Chromohalobacter salexigens DSM 3043 can be stimulated in media containing 0.3 M NaCl by a 0.7 M concentration of other salts of Na+, K+, Rb+, or NH4+, Cl-, Br-, NO3-, or SO4(2-) ions. To our knowledge, growth rate stimulation by a general high ion concentration has not been reported for any organism previously.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-1392.
authors.forename: Kathleen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: O'Connor
authors.forename: Laszlo N
authors.initials: LN
authors.lastname: Csonka
mesh_terms: D003470:Culture Media; D020563:Gammaproteobacteria / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000378:metabolism; D007477:Ions / Q000378:metabolism*; D012492:Salts / Q000378:metabolism*; D012965:Sodium Chloride / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media; D007477:Ions; D012492:Salts; D012965:Sodium Chloride