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Int J Syst Bacteriol 47 (1997), 939-947; DOI 10.1099/00207713-47-4-939
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Deinococcus geothermalis sp. nov. and Deinococcus murrayi sp. nov., Two Extremely Radiation-Resistant and Slightly Thermophilic Species from Hot Springs

Ana Cristina Ferreira1, M. Fernanda Nobre2, Fred A. Rainey3,{dagger}, Manuel T. Silva4, Robin Wait5, Jutta Burghardt3, Ana Paula Chung1 and Milton S. Da Costa1,*

1Departamento de Bioquimica, Universidade de Coimbra, 3000 Coimbra, Portugal
2Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade de Coimbra, 3000 Coimbra, Portugal
4Centro de Citologia Experimental, Universidade do Porto, 4150 Porto, Portugal
3Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany
5Centre for Applied Microbiology & Research, Porton Down, Salisbury, Wiltshire SP4 OJG, United Kingdom

* Corresponding author. Mailing address:Departamento de Bioquimica, Universidade de Coimbra, Apartado 3126, 3000 Coimbra. Portugal. Phone: 351–39–24024. Fax: 351–39–26798. E-mail: milton{at}cygnus.ci.uc.pt.

ABSTRACT

Strains of Deinococcus geothermalis sp. nov. were isolated from the hot spring and runoff at Agnano, Naples, Italy, and from the hot spring at Säo Pedro do Sul in central Portugal, while strains of Deinococcus murrayi sp. nov. were isolated from the hot springs at Säo Pedro do Sul, Säo Gemil, and Alcafache in central Portugal. The strains of D. geothermalis and D. murrayi produce orange-pigmented colonies and have an optimum growth temperature of about 45 to 50°C. The type strains of the two new species are extremely gamma radiation resistant. The fatty acids of these new species are primarily branched-chain fatty acids. The two new species can be distinguished from each other by the lower pH range of D. geothermalis than of D. murrayi, by their fatty acid compositions, and by several biochemical parameters, including the ability of D. geothermalis to grow in minimal medium without yeast extract. 16S rRNA gene sequencing also showed that the isolates constitute two species and that these species are distinct from the other species of the genus Deinococcus. The type strain of D. geothermalis is AG-3a (= DSM 11300), and the type strain of D. murrayi is ALT-1b (= DSM 11303).

{dagger} Present address: Department of Microbiology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803.




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