Isolation and identification of myxobacteria from saline-alkaline soils in Xinjiang, China.
Fifty-eight terrestrial and salt-tolerant myxobacteria were isolated from the saline-alkaline soils collected from Xinjiang, China. Based on the morphologies and the 16S rRNA gene sequences, these isolates were assigned into 6 genera, Myxococcus, Cystobacter, Corallococcus, Sorangium, Nannocystis and Polyangium. All the strains grew better with 1% NaCl than without NaCl. Some Myxococcus strains were able to grow at 2% NaCl concentration, suggesting that these strains may be particular type of terrestrial myxobacteria.
Xinjiang Production and Struction Corps Key Laboratory of Protection and Utilization of Biological Resources in Tarim Basin, College of Life Science, Tarim University, Alar, Xinjiang, China.
Xianjiao
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Zhang
Qing
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Yao
Zhuoping
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Cai
Xiaolin
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Xie
Honghui
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Zhu
D002681:China; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D009231:Myxococcales / Q000145:classification* / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010802:Phylogeny; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D012965:Sodium Chloride / Q000494:pharmacology; D012987:Soil / Q000737:chemistry*; D012988:Soil Microbiology
D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D012987:Soil; D012965:Sodium Chloride