| halomicrobium katesii sp. nov., an extremely halophilic archaeon. | two extremely halophilic archaea, strains al-5(t) and k-1, were isolated from lake tebenquiche (atacama saltern, chile) and ezzemoul sabkha (algeria), respectively. cells of the two strains were short-rod-shaped and gram-negative; colonies were orange-pigmented. they grew optimally at 37-40 degrees c and ph 7.0-7.5 in the presence of 25 % (w/v) nacl. magnesium was not required. polar lipid analysis revealed the presence of phosphatidylglycerol and phosphatidylglycerophosphate methyl ester, the a ... | 2008 | 18842855 |