| schlesneria paludicola gen. nov., sp. nov., the first acidophilic member of the order planctomycetales, from sphagnum-dominated boreal wetlands. | three strains of budding, ellipsoid-shaped and rosette-forming bacteria were isolated from acidic sphagnum-dominated boreal wetlands of northern russia and were designated strains mpl7t, mob77 and sb2. the presence of crateriform pits and numerous fibrillar appendages on the cell surface and an unusual spur-like projection on one pole of the cell indicated a planctomycete morphotype. these isolates are moderately acidophilic, mesophilic organisms capable of growth at ph values between 4.2 and 7. ... | 2007 | 17978240 |