Turkish Journal of Biology
DOI
-
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