| roseibacterium elongatum gen. nov., sp. nov., an aerobic, bacteriochlorophyll-containing bacterium isolated from the west coast of australia. | a novel aerobic, chemoheterotrophic, bacteriochlorophyll-containing bacterium, strain och 323t, was isolated from sand at monkey mia, shark bay, located on the west coast of australia. the cells were gram-negative, non-motile rods of variable length; one or both cell poles was narrower. bacteriochlorophyll a was synthesized under aerobic conditions. catalase, oxidase and urease were produced. the onpg reaction was positive. the major component of the cellular fatty acid was octadecenoic acid (18 ... | 2006 | 16449450 |