results the dna-dna hybridization experiments between isolate tbz3, h. denitrificans and h. saccharevitans revealed relatedness levels of 57% and 65%, respectively. according to gc-ms results, tbz3 degrades paa to benzene, hexyl butanoate, 3-methyl-1-heptanol and hexyl hexanoate. temperature 32.92°c, ph 6.76, and salinity 14% are the optimum conditions for biodegradation with a confidence level...

We have made a detailed phenotypic characterisation of the type strains of 21 species within the genus Halomonas and have also studied any possible intraspecific variation of strains within H. eurihalina, H. halophila, H. maura and H. salina. We used 234 morphological, physiological, biochemical, nutritional and antimicrobial susceptibility tests. Nutritional assays were carried out using both ...

Halomonas ventosae sp, nov. includes three moderately halophilic, exopolysaccharide-producing strains isolated from saline soils in Jaén (south-eastern Spain). These strains can grow anaerobically using either nitrate or nitrite as terminal electron acceptor and hydrolyse both tyrosine and phenylalanine. Their G+C content varies between 72.6 and 74.3 mol%. The affiliation of the isolates with t...

A novel halophilic bacterium, strain RHS90(T), was isolated from marine sediments from the Gulf of Lions, in the Mediterranean Sea. Its metabolic and physiological characteristics were examined under various cultural conditions, including exposure to stressful ones (oligotrophy, high pressure and high concentrations of metals). Based on phylogenetic analysis of the 16S rRNA gene, the strain was...

We have carried out a polyphasic taxonomic study of strain 11ST, a halophilic, Gram-negative bacterium that is able to respire on nitrate and nitrite in anaerobiosis. Strain 11ST was isolated from a solar saltern in Cahuil, a region next to Pichilemu (Chile). It grows at NaCl concentrations within the range of 3-20 % w/v (optimum 5-7.5 %), temperatures from 4 to 45 degrees C (optimum 20-32 degr...

The marine Arctic isolate Halomonas sp. R5-57 was sequenced as part of a bioprospecting project which aims to discover novel enzymes and organisms from low-temperature environments, with potential uses in biotechnological applications. Phenotypically, Halomonas sp. R5-57 exhibits high salt tolerance over a wide range of temperatures and has extra-cellular hydrolytic activities with several subs...

A salt tolerant strain, designated as SUBG004, was isolated from the desert of India, Little Rann of Kutch. The organism is a Gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic and rod shaped bacterium. Chemotaxonomic and phylogenetic properties were consistent with its classification in the genus Halomonas. Here we report the whole genome sequence of Halomonas sp. SUBG004 deposited in DDBJ/EMBL/GenBank un...

BACKGROUND Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats interference (CRISPRi) has provided an efficient approach for targeted gene inhibition. A non-model microorganism Halomonas species TD01 has been developed as a promising industrial producer of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA), a family of biodegradable polyesters accumulated by bacteria as a carbon and energy reserve compound. A c...

10. Li, H.B. et al. (2008) Halomonas korlensis sp. nov., a moderately halophilic, denitrifying bacterium isolated from saline and alkaline soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 58, 2582–2588. 11. Sánchez-Porro, C. et al. (2009). Description of Kushneria aurantia gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel member of the family Halomonadaceae, and a proposal for reclassification of Halomonas marisflavi as Kushne...

The current study aimed to isolate and characterize a chromate-resistant bacterium from tannery effluent, able to reduce Cr(VI) aerobically at high pH and salinity. Environmental contamination by hexavalent chromium, Cr(VI), presents a serious public health problem. Enrichment led to the isolation of 12 bacteria displaying different degrees of chromate reduction. Phenotypic characterization and...