Natronospira

Natronospira is an extremely halotolerant and alkaliphilic genus of bacteria from the family of Ectothiorhodospiraceae with one known species (Natronospira proteinivora).[1][2][3][4] Natronospira proteinivora has been isolated from hypersaline soda lakes from the Kulunda Steppe in Russia.[4]

Natronospira
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Natronospira

Sorokin et al. 2017[1]
Type species
Natronospira proteinivora[1]
Species

N. proteinivora[1]

References

  1. "Natronospira". LPSN.
  2. "Natronospira". www.uniprot.org.
  3. Parker, Charles Thomas; Garrity, George M (6 September 2017). Parker, Charles Thomas; Garrity, George M (eds.). "Taxonomic Abstract for the genera". NamesforLife, LLC. doi:10.1601/tx.30497. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. Sorokin, DY; Kublanov, IV; Khijniak, TV (August 2017). "Natronospira proteinivora gen. nov., sp. nov, an extremely salt-tolerant, alkaliphilic gammaproteobacterium from hypersaline soda lakes". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 67 (8): 2604–2608. doi:10.1099/ijsem.0.001983. PMID 28758627.


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