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Proposed minimal standards for the use of genome data for the taxonomy of prokaryotes.
- J. Chun, A. Oren, +8 authors M. Trujillo
- Biology, Medicine
- International journal of systematic and…
- 2018
Advancement of DNA sequencing technology allows the routine use of genome sequences in the various fields of microbiology. The information held in genome sequences proved to provide objective and… Expand
Deinococcus geothermalis sp. nov. and Deinococcus murrayi sp. nov., two extremely radiation-resistant and slightly thermophilic species from hot springs.
- A. Ferreira, M. F. Nobre, +5 authors M. D. da Costa
- Biology, Medicine
- International journal of systematic bacteriology
- 1 October 1997
Strains of Deinococcus geothermalis sp. nov. were isolated from the hot spring and runoff at Agnano, Naples, Italy, and from the hot spring at São Pedro do Sul in central Portugal, while strains of… Expand
Extensive Diversity of Ionizing-Radiation-Resistant Bacteria Recovered from Sonoran Desert Soil and Description of Nine New Species of the Genus Deinococcus Obtained from a Single Soil Sample
- F. Rainey, K. Ray, +12 authors M. D. da Costa
- Biology, Medicine
- Applied and Environmental Microbiology
- 1 September 2005
ABSTRACT The ionizing-radiation-resistant fractions of two soil bacterial communities were investigated by exposing an arid soil from the Sonoran Desert and a nonarid soil from a Louisiana forest to… Expand
Dehalogenimonas lykanthroporepellens gen. nov., sp. nov., a reductively dehalogenating bacterium isolated from chlorinated solvent-contaminated groundwater.
- W. Moe, J. Yan, M. F. Nobre, M. D. da Costa, F. Rainey
- Biology, Medicine
- International journal of systematic and…
- 1 November 2009
Two recently reported bacterial strains that are able to reductively dehalogenate polychlorinated aliphatic alkanes, including 1,2,3-trichloropropane, 1,2-dichloropropane, 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane,… Expand
Truepera radiovictrix gen. nov., sp. nov., a new radiation resistant species and the proposal of Trueperaceae fam. nov.
- L. Albuquerque, C. Simões, +5 authors M. D. da Costa
- Biology, Medicine
- FEMS microbiology letters
- 1 June 2005
Two isolates, belonging to a new species of a novel genus of the Phylum "Deinococcus/Thermus ", were recovered from hot spring runoffs on the Island of São Miguel in the Azores. Strains RQ-24(T) and… Expand
Phylogenetic diversity of the deinococci as determined by 16S ribosomal DNA sequence comparison.
- F. Rainey, M. F. Nobre, P. Schumann, E. Stackebrandt, M. D. da Costa
- Biology, Medicine
- International journal of systematic bacteriology
- 1 April 1997
16S ribosomal DNA (rDNA) sequences were determined for the five species of the genus Deinococcus (Deinococcus erythromyxa, Deinococcus proteolyticus, Deinococcus radiodurans, Deinococcus radiophilus,… Expand
An overview of the role and diversity of compatible solutes in Bacteria and Archaea.
- M. D. da Costa, H. Santos, E. Galinski
- Biology, Medicine
- Advances in biochemical engineering/biotechnology
- 1998
The accumulation of compatible solutes is a prerequisite for the adaptation of microorganisms to osmotic stress imposed by salt or organic solutes. Two types of strategies exist to cope with high… Expand
Alicyclobacillus hesperidum sp. nov. and a related genomic species from solfataric soils of São Miguel in the Azores.
- L. Albuquerque, F. Rainey, +5 authors M. D. da Costa
- Biology, Medicine
- International journal of systematic and…
- 1 March 2000
Several acidophilic, slightly thermophilic or thermophilic Gram-positive isolates were recovered from solfataric soil at Furnas on the Island of São Miguel in the Azores. Phylogenetic analysis of the… Expand
Thermus igniterrae sp. nov. and Thermus antranikianii sp. nov., two new species from Iceland.
- A. P. Chung, F. Rainey, M. Valente, M. F. Nobre, M. D. da Costa
- Biology, Medicine
- International journal of systematic and…
- 2000
Several yellow-pigmented isolates, with optimum growth temperatures of about 65-70 degrees C, were recovered from hot springs in Iceland. Phylogenetic analysis of the 16S rDNA and DNA-DNA… Expand
Description of Idiomarina insulisalsae sp. nov., isolated from the soil of a sea salt evaporation pond, proposal to transfer the species of the genus Pseudidiomarina to the genus Idiomarina and…
- M. Taborda, A. Antunes, I. Tiago, A. Veríssimo, M. F. Nobre, M. D. da Costa
- Biology, Medicine
- Systematic and applied microbiology
- 1 September 2009
A halophilic, aerobic Gram-negative bacterium, designated strain CVS-6(T), was isolated from a sea salt evaporation pond on the Island of Sal in the Cape Verde Archipelago. Phylogenetic analysis of… Expand