Detection of halophilic archaea in an Upper Devonian oil field in tatarstan

Authors
Zvyagintseva, IS Kostrikina, NA Belyaev, SS
Citation
Is. Zvyagintseva et al., Detection of halophilic archaea in an Upper Devonian oil field in tatarstan, MICROBIOLOG, 67(6), 1998, pp. 688-691
Citations number
22
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology
Journal title
MICROBIOLOGY
ISSN journal
00262617 → ACNP
Volume
67
Issue
6
Year of publication
1998
Pages
688 - 691
Database
ISI
SICI code
0026-2617(199811/12)67:6<688:DOHAIA>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
A strain of extremely halophilic archaea was isolated from an Upper Devonia n oil stratum. Based on its phenotypic and genotypic properties, the isolat e was identified as Halorubrum distributum INMI 352. Its cultures contained viable cells with cyst-like ultrastructure. Presumably, these halophilic a rchaea have survived in the Upper Devonian oil field under conditions unfav orable for growth.