| anoxybacillus ayderensis sp. nov. and anoxybacillus kestanbolensis sp. nov. | two thermophilic bacilli were isolated from mud and water samples of the ayder and kestanbol hot springs in the provinces of rize and canakkale, respectively, in turkey. strains ab04t and k4t were sporulating, gram-positive, rod-shaped bacteria. these isolates were moderately thermophilic (with an optimum temperature for growth of 50-55 degrees c), facultative anaerobes able to grow on a wide range of carbon sources including d-glucose, d-raffinose, d-sucrose, d-xylose, d-fructose, l-arabinose, ... | 2004 | 15388701 |