ISOLATION AND IDENTIFICATION OF MICROCOCCUS-ROSEUS AND PLANOCOCCUS SP FROM SCHIRMACHER OASIS, ANTARCTICA

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SHIVAJI, S [1 ]
RAO, NS [1 ]
SAISREE, L [1 ]
SHETH, V [1 ]
REDDY, GSN [1 ]
BHARGAVA, PM [1 ]
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[1] CTR CELLULAR & MOLEC BIOL, HYDERABAD 500007, INDIA
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10.1007/BF02703452
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Five cultures isolated from soil samples collected in Schirmacher oasis, Antarctia, have been identified as members of the family Micrococcaceae, with 3 belonging to the genus Micrococcus and two to Planococcus. The 3 Micrococcus isolates (37R, 45R and 49R) were red-pigmented and had .apprx. 75 mol% G+C in their DNA; they were identified as Micrococcus roseus. The two Planococcus isolates (30Y and Lz3OR) were yellow and orange in colour, and had 43.5 and 40.9 mol% G+C in their DNA respectively; they were identified as Planococcus sp.
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