| anoxybacillus gonensis sp. nov., a moderately thermophilic, xylose-utilizing, endospore-forming bacterium. | seven closely related xylanolytic, thermophilic bacilli were isolated from mud and water samples from the gonen and diyadin hot springs, respectively located in the turkish provinces of balikesir and agri. on the basis of morphology and biochemical characteristics, one of the isolates, designated strain g2(t), was studied further. strain g2(t) is a xylanolytic, sporulating, gram-positive, rod-shaped bacterium. the isolate is a thermophilic (optimum temperature for growth, 55-60 degrees c), facul ... | 2003 | 13130012 |