bacillus coahuilensis sp. nov., a moderately halophilic species from a desiccation lagoon in the cuatro ciénegas valley in coahuila, mexico. | a moderately halophilic, gram-positive and rod-shaped bacterium, strain m4-4t, was isolated from a chihuahuan desert lagoon in cuatro ciénegas, coahuila, mexico. strain m4-4t was found to grow optimally at 30-37 degrees c, ph 7.0-8.0 and 5 % nacl and to tolerate from 0.5 % to 10 % nacl. it was shown to be aerobic. the genomic dna g+c content was about 37 mol%. strain m4-4t exhibited minimal or no growth on most sugars tested. its major cellular fatty acids were c14 : 0, c16 : 0 and c18 : 1. base ... | 2008 | 18398195 |