TAXONOMY OF ALKALIPHILIC BACILLUS STRAINS

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作者
FRITZE, D [1 ]
FLOSSDORF, J [1 ]
CLAUS, D [1 ]
机构
[1] GESELL BIOTECHNOL FORSCH GMBH, ENZYMTECHNOL ABT, W-3300 BRAUNSCHWEIG, GERMANY
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC BACTERIOLOGY | 1990年 / 40卷 / 01期
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10.1099/00207713-40-1-92
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Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
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The DNA base compositions of 78 alkaliphilic Bacillus strains were determined. These strains were grouped as follows: DNA group A, guanine-plus-cytosine (G+C) content of 34.0 to 37.5 mol% (17 strains); DNA group B, G+C content of 38.2 to 40.8 mol% (33 strains); and DNA group C, G+C content of 42.1 to 43.9 mol% (28 strains). DNA group A includes the type strain of Bacillus alcalophilus Vedder 1934. DNA-DNA hybridization studies with DNA group A strains revealed that only one strain, strain DSM 2526, exhibited a high level of DNA homology with B. alcalophilus DSM 485(T) (T = type strain). Neither strain DSM 485(T) nor any other DNA group A strain is homologous to any of the Bacillus type strains with comparable base compositions. Six strains formed a distinct group containing three highly homologous strains and three strains exhibiting > 50% DNA homology.
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