| methylohalobius crimeensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a moderately halophilic, methanotrophic bacterium isolated from hypersaline lakes of crimea. | a novel genus and species are proposed for two strains of methanotrophic bacteria isolated from hypersaline lakes in the crimean peninsula of ukraine. strains 10ki(t) and 4kr are moderate halophiles that grow optimally at 1-1.5 m (5.8-8.7%, w/v) nacl and tolerate nacl concentrations from 0.2 m up to 2.5 m (1.2-15%). this optimum and upper limit are the highest for any methanotrophic bacterium known to date. the strains are gram-negative, aerobic, non-pigmented, motile, coccoid to spindle-shaped ... | 2005 | 16166672 |