Isolation and identification of Micrococcus roseus and Planococcus sp. from schirmacher oasis, Antarctica

Shivaji, Sisinthy ; Shyamala Rao, N. ; Saisree, L. ; Sheth, Vipula ; Reddy, G. S. N. ; Bhargava, Pushpa M. (1988) Isolation and identification of Micrococcus roseus and Planococcus sp. from schirmacher oasis, Antarctica Journal of Biosciences, 13 (4). pp. 409-414. ISSN 0250-5991

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Abstract

Five cultures isolated from soil samples collected in Schirmacher oasis, Antarctica, have been identified as members of the family Micrococcaceae, with 3 belonging to the genusMicrococcus and two toPlanococcus. The 3 Micrococcus isolates (37R, 45R and 49R) were red-pigmented and h a d ~ 75 mol% G + C in their DNA; they were identified as Micrococcus roseus. The twoPlanococcus isolates (30Y and Lz3OR) were yellow and orange in colour, and had 43·5 and 40·9 mol % G + C in their DNA respectively; they were identified as Planococcus sp.

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Keywords:Micrococcus; Planococcus; Taxonomy; Schirmacher; Antarctica
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