| loktanella hongkongensis sp. nov., a novel member of the alpha-proteobacteria originating from marine biofilms in hong kong waters. | a gram-negative, non-motile, non-spore-forming, short rod-shaped bacterium (ust950701-009p(t)) was isolated from a marine biofilm in hong kong waters. colonies are pink in colour, convex with a smooth surface and entire edge. brown diffusible pigment is produced. whitish colonies, with otherwise identical morphology, emerge from every culture upon ageing. the white colonies can be maintained as separate cultures (ust950701-009w) without turning pink. ust950701-009p(t) and ust950701-009w have ide ... | 2004 | 15545471 |