Properties of the Rhodopseudomonas palustrisStrains Isolated From an Alkaline Lake in Turkey

Authors

GÖNÜL ÇETİNKAYA DÖNMEZ
AYTEN ÖZTÜRK
LÜTFÜ ÇAKMAKÇI

DOI

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Abstract

31 photoheterotrophic bacteria were isolated from Lake Aksehir sediment. Identification of the strains was based on morphological properties, motility and pigment composition, and also physiological properties such as carbon utilization and ability to respire anaerobically and aerobically in the dark. All strains were identified as Rhodopseudomonas palustris, but some strains were distinct from R. palustris with regard to vitamin requirement, malate utilization and aerobic growth in the dark. Until now, R. palustris had not been reported from an alkaline lake, and the strains growing alkaline pH (9) could be new strains of R. palustris.

Keywords

Rhodopseudomonas palustris, isolation, identification, Alkaline Lake.

First Page

457

Last Page

464

Recommended Citation

DÖNMEZ, GÖNÜL ÇETİNKAYA; ÖZTÜRK, AYTEN; and ÇAKMAKÇI, LÜTFÜ (1999) "Properties of the Rhodopseudomonas palustrisStrains Isolated From an Alkaline Lake in Turkey," Turkish Journal of Biology: Vol. 23: No. 4, Article 8. Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/biology/vol23/iss4/8