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Sphingomonas alaskensis sp nov., a dominant bacterium from a marine oligotrophic environment
Vancanneyt, M.; Schut, F.; Snauwaert, C.; Goris, J.; Swings, J.; Gottschal, J.C. (2001). Sphingomonas alaskensis sp nov., a dominant bacterium from a marine oligotrophic environment. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 51: 73-80. https://hdl.handle.net/10.1099/00207713-51-1-73
In: International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. Society for General Microbiology: Reading. ISSN 1466-5026; e-ISSN 1466-5034, more
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Keywords
    Sphingomonas alaskensis
    Marine/Coastal
Author keywords
    Sphingomonas alaskensis sp nov.; identification; polyphasic taxonomy; marine ultramicrobacterium

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  • Vancanneyt, M., more
  • Schut, F.
  • Snauwaert, C.
  • Goris, J.
  • Swings, J., more
  • Gottschal, J.C.

Abstract
    Seven Gram-negative strains, isolated in 1990 from a 10(6)-fold dilution series of seawater from Resurrection Bay, a deep fjord of the Gulf of Alaska, were identified in a polyphasic taxonomic study. Analysis of 16S rDNA sequences and DNA-homology studies confirmed the phylogenetic position of all strains in the genus Sphingomonas and further indicated that all of the strains constitute a single homogeneous genomic species, distinct from all validly described Sphingomonas species. The ability to differentiate the species, both phenotypically and chemotaxonomically, from its nearest neighbours justifies the proposal of a new species name, Sphingomonas alaskensis sp. nov., for this taxon. Strain LMG 18877T (= RB2256T = DSM 13593T) was selected as the type strain.

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