| planococcus rifietensis sp. nov, isolated from algal mat collected from a sulfurous spring in campania (italy). | the taxomony of strain m8, isolated from algal mat formed at the origin of a sulfurous spring in rifieto (savignano irpino, campania, italy), was investigated in a polyphasic approach. the morphological, physiological and genetic characteristics were compared with of planococcus and planomicrobium species. the isolate grew optimally at ph 9.0, 1.8 m nacl at 37 degrees c. the cells were gram-positive cocci that form pairs, tetrads and aggregates of several cells. the isolate was aerobic/microaero ... | 2003 | 14529178 |