title: [Amphibacillus haojiensis sp. nov.--a novel alkaliphilic and slight halophilic bacterium from Haoji Soda Lake in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China].
abstract: An alkaliphilic and slightly halophilic Gram-positive rod, designated strain F10, was isolated from Haoji soda lake in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China. Strain F10 grew optimally in the presence of 3% (W/V) NaCl, pH 9.5 and 37 degrees C. It was facultatively anaerobic, motile with peritrichous flagella, sporulating, catalase- negative. The (G + C) content of the DNA was 40 mol%. The cell wall contained meso-DAP. Phylogenetic analyses based on 16S rDNA sequences comparisons indicate that strain F10 was a member of the genus Amphibacillus. DNA-DNA similarity of less than 30% with the described species of Amphibacillus supported the view that this organism represented a new species of the genus Amphibacillus. The name Amphibacillus haojiensis sp. nov. is proposed.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100080, China. dapengzhao@sina.com
authors.forename: Da-Peng
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Wei-Zhou
authors.initials: WZ
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Yan-Fen
authors.initials: YF
authors.lastname: Xue
authors.forename: Yan-He
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Ma
mesh_terms: D001406:Bacillaceae / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism; D005618:Fresh Water / Q000382:microbiology*; D010802:Phylogeny; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S