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Applied and Environmental Microbiology, December 2005, p. 8929-8933, Vol. 71, No. 12
0099-2240/05/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/AEM.71.12.8929-8933.2005
Copyright © 2005, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

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Identification of "Candidatus Thioturbo danicus," a Microaerophilic Bacterium That Builds Conspicuous Veils on Sulfidic Sediments

Gerard Muyzer,1* Esengül Yildirim,1,{dagger} Udo van Dongen,1,{dagger} Michael Kühl,2 and Roland Thar2

Department of Biotechnology, Delft University of Technology, NL-2628 BC Delft, The Netherlands,1 University of Copenhagen, Institute of Biology, Marine Biological Laboratory, DK-3000 Helsingør, Denmark2

Received 30 May 2005/ Accepted 14 September 2005

Molecular analysis of bacteria enriched under in situ-like conditions and mechanically isolated by micromanipulation showed that a hitherto-uncultivated microaerophilic bacterium thriving in oxygen-sulfide counter-gradients (R. Thar and M. Kühl, Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 68:6310-6320, 2000) is affiliated with the {varepsilon}-subdivision of the Proteobacteria. The affiliation was confirmed by the use of whole-cell hybridization with newly designed specific oligonucleotide probes. The bacterium belongs to a new genus and received the provisional name "Candidatus Thioturbo danicus."

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Biotechnology, Delft University of Technology, Julianalaan 67, NL-2628 BC Delft, The Netherlands. Phone: 31-15-2781193. Fax: 31-15-2782355. E-mail: g.muyzer{at}tnw.tudelft.nl.

{dagger} U.V.D. and E.Y. contributed equally to this work.

Applied and Environmental Microbiology, December 2005, p. 8929-8933, Vol. 71, No. 12
0099-2240/05/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/AEM.71.12.8929-8933.2005
Copyright © 2005, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.





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