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SUBMITTER: Gorriti MF
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4094778 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Gorriti Marta F MF Dias Graciela M GM Chimetto Luciane A LA Trindade-Silva Amaro E AE Silva Bruno S BS Mesquita Milene M A MM Gregoracci Gustavo B GB Farias Maria E ME Thompson Cristiane C CC Thompson Fabiano L FL
BMC genomics 20140613
<h4>Background</h4>Salinivibrios are moderately halophilic bacteria found in salted meats, brines and hypersaline environments. We obtained three novel conspecific Salinivibrio strains closely related to S. costicola, from Socompa Lake, a high altitude hypersaline Andean lake (approx. 3,570 meters above the sea level).<h4>Results</h4>The three novel Salinivibrio spp. were extremely resistant to arsenic (up to 200 mM HAsO42-), NaCl (up to 15%), and UV-B radiation (19 KJ/m2, corresponding to 240 m ...[more]