| transfer of natrialba asiatica b1t to natrialba taiwanensis sp. nov. and description of natrialba aegyptiaca sp. nov., a novel extremely halophilic, aerobic, non-pigmented member of the archaea from egypt that produces extracellular poly(glutamic acid). | a novel extremely halophilic member of the archaea, strain 40t, was isolated from egypt (aswan). this isolate requires at least 1.6 m sodium chloride for growth and exhibits optimal growth between 37 and 42 degrees c. determination of the entire 16s rrna gene sequence revealed the highest similarity to the type strain of natrialba asiatica (> 99%). polar lipid analysis indicated that strain 40t and natrialba asiatica have essentially identical compositions, indicating that the former is a member ... | 2001 | 11411682 |