Archaeosomes made of Halorubrum tebenquichensetotal polar lipids: a new source of adjuvancy

BMC Biotechnology

Table 1 Phenotypic characteristics of the two colonies isolated from Argentinean Patagonia and the Halorubrum tebenquichense strain ALT6-92 isolated from Atacama saltern.

Characteristics	BM	GC	ALT6-92^a
Growth salt concentration (% w/v)
10	+	+	-
15	+	+	+
20	+	+	nr
Growth at 50°C	-	+	+
Growth at pH 10	-	-	+
Cabalase	+	+	+
Oxidase	+	+	+
Acid from
Xylose	-	-	-
Fructuose	-	+	-
Glucosa	-	-	-
Utilization of
Fructose	+	+	+
Piruvate	+	+	+
Starch	-	-	+
Trehalose	+	+	+
Galactose	+	+	+
Hydrolysis of starch	-	-	-
G+C content (%)	59.5	61.7	63.2
% DNA-DNA similarity ^b	88.4 (94.0)	94.4 (91.9)

^a Data obtained from Lizama et al., 2002
b Hybridization against H. tebenquichense. Values in parentheses are results of measurements in duplicate
Symbols: + positive result; - negative result; +/- slight mark; nr not reported.

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