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Journal of General Microbiology, 11(137), p. 2643-2648

DOI: 10.1099/00221287-137-11-2643

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Characterization of halotolerant Thermus isolates from shallow marine hot springs on S. Miguel, Azores

Journal article published in 1991 by Celia M. Manaia ORCID, M. S. Da Costa, Milton S. Da Costa
This paper is made freely available by the publisher.
This paper is made freely available by the publisher.

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Abstract

Fifteen yellow-pigmented halotolerant Thermus strains from shallow marine hot springs on a beach on S. Miguel, Azores, several isolates from terrestrial hot springs on S. Miguel and mainland Portugal, and four reference strains were subjected to a numerical taxonomy study based on 61 characters by unweighted average linkage analysis (UPGMA) using the simple matching (SSM) coefficient. This analysis produced four clusters at the 75 % similarity level. Two clusters, A and B, were composed of halotolerant strains from the beach hot springs and one strain isolated inland, all of which also grew at 80 "C; cluster C was composed of strains from one hot spring in mainland Portugal, while cluster D was composed of terrestrial strains from the Furnas area of S. Miguel. 'T. thermophilus' HB-8 and Thermus B were also halotolerant, also grew at 80 "C, and formed a large group at the 61% similarity level with the strains of clusters A and B.