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Abstract

An extremely halophilic archaeon, strain D108, was isolated from a brine sample of Aran-Bidgol salt lake in Iran. The novel strain was cream-pigmented, motile, pleomorphic rod-shaped and required at least 2.5 M NaCl but not MgCl for growth. Optimal growth was achieved with 4.3 M NaCl and 0.1 M MgCl. The optimum pH and temperature for growth were pH 7.5 and 40 °C, respectively, and the strain was able to grow over a pH range of 6.5 to 9.0, and a temperature range of 30 to 50 °C. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequence comparisons revealed that strain D108 clustered with the type strain of the sole species of the genus , TNN28, with a sequence similarity of 98.8 %. The polar lipid pattern of strain D108 consisted of phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylglycerol phosphate methyl ester, one phosphoglycolipid and two glycolipids. The only quinone present was MK-8(II-H). The DNA GC content of strain D108 was 62.8 mol%. DNA–DNA hybridization studies (45 % with IBRC-M 10760), as well as biochemical and physiological characterization, allowed strain D108 to be differentiated from . A novel species of the genus , sp. nov., is therefore proposed to accommodate this strain. The type strain is D108 ( = IBRC-M 10043 = CECT 8375). An emended description of the genus is also proposed.

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