| haloferax larsenii sp. nov., an extremely halophilic archaeon from a solar saltern. | three strains of gram-negative, aerobic, neutrophilic, extremely halophilic archaea, designated zj206(t), zj203 and zj204, were isolated from a solar saltern in zhe-jiang province, china. phenotypically and on the basis of 16s rrna gene sequences, the strains were very similar. comparative 16s rrna gene analysis revealed 96.4-97.4 % sequence similarity to members of the genus haloferax. the major polar lipids were c(20)c(20) derivatives of phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylglycerol phosphate met ... | 2007 | 17392193 |