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Five cultures isolated from soil samples collected in Schirmacher oasis, Antarctica, have been identified as members of the familyMicrococcaceae, with 3 belonging to the genusMicrococcus and two toPlanococcus. The 3Micrococcus isolates (37R, 45R and 49R) were red-pigmented and h a d ∼ 75 mol% G + C in their DNA; they were identified asMicrococcus roseus. The twoPlanococcus isolates (30Y and Lz3OR) were yellow and orange in colour, and had 43.5 and 40.9 mol % G + C in their DNA respectively; they were identified asPlanococcus sp.
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Shivaji, S., Rao, N.S., Saisree, L. et al. Isolation and identification ofMicrococcus roseus andPlanococcus sp. from schirmacher oasis, antarctica. J. Biosci. 13, 409–414 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02703452
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