| microvirga subterranea gen. nov., sp. nov., a moderate thermophile from a deep subsurface australian thermal aquifer. | a strictly aerobic bacterium, strain fail4t, was isolated from free-flowing geothermal waters of a bore (bore register no. 3768) tapping the great artesian basin of australia. the non-sporulating, gram-negative cells of strain fail4t produced light-pink colonies, were rod-shaped (1 x 1.5-4 microm) and were motile by a single polar flagellum. strain fail4t grew optimally at 41 degrees c at a ph of 7.0 and had an absolute requirement for yeast extract. the strain grew on casein hydrolysate, trypto ... | 2003 | 12710604 |