RT Journal Article SR Electronic(1) A1 Yang, Yong A1 Cui, Heng-Lin A1 Zhou, Pei-Jin A1 Liu, Shuang-JiangYR 2007 T1 Haloarcula amylolytica sp. nov., an extremely halophilic archaeon isolated from Aibi salt lake in Xin-Jiang, China JF International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, VO 57 IS 1 SP 103 OP 106 DO https://doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.64647-0 PB Microbiology Society, SN 1466-5034, AB A starch-hydrolysing and extremely halophilic archaeon (strain BD-3T), isolated from Aibi salt lake in Xin-Jiang, China, was characterized phenotypically and genotypically in order to determine its taxonomic status. On the basis of its polar lipid composition, nucleotide sequences of its 16S rRNA genes, genomic DNA G+C content (62.4 mol%) and growth characteristics, the organism could be assigned to the genus Haloarcula. Phenotypic differences and low DNA–DNA hybridization values to related Haloarcula species distinguished strain BD-3T from recognized Haloarcula species. It is therefore concluded that strain BD-3T represents a novel species, for which the name Haloarcula amylolytica sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is BD-3T (=CGMCC 1.5335T=JCM 13557T)., UL https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/ijsem/10.1099/ijs.0.64647-0