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Alkaliphilus transvaalensis

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Species of bacterium

Alkaliphilus transvaalensis
Scientific classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Bacillota
Class: Clostridia
Order: Clostridiales
Family: Clostridiaceae
Genus: Alkaliphilus
Species: A. transvaalensis
Takai et al. 2001
Binomial name
Alkaliphilus transvaalensis

Alkaliphilus transvaalensis is an extremely alkaliphilic bacterium. Its cells are straight to slightly curved rods, motile by flagella and form endospores. Its type strain is SAGM1 (= JCM 10712 = ATCC 700919).

References

  1. Takai K, Moser DP, Onstott TC, Spoelstra N, Pfiffner SM, Dohnalkova A, et al. (2001). "Alkaliphilus transvaalensis gen. nov., sp. nov., an extremely alkaliphilic bacterium isolated from a deep South African gold mine". Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 51 (Pt 4): 1245–56. doi:10.1099/00207713-51-4-1245. PMID 11491320.

Further reading

  • Kobayashi, Tohru; Lu, Jie; Li, Zhijun; Hung, Vo Si; Kurata, Atsushi; Hatada, Yuji; Takai, Ken; Ito, Susumu; Horikoshi, Koki (2007). "Extremely high alkaline protease from a deep-subsurface bacterium, Alkaliphilus transvaalensis". Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 75 (1): 71–80. doi:10.1007/s00253-006-0800-0. ISSN 0175-7598. PMID 17216443. S2CID 28361003.

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