| NCIMB number | NCIMB 2177 |
| Deposit type | Bacteria |
| Type strain | Yes |
| GMO | No |
| Taxon name | Haloferax mediterranei |
| Depositor designation | R4 |
| Preservation method | Lyophilised |
| Other catalogue information | Extreme halophile. Grows in defined medium with a single carbon source |
| Price band | B |
| Media | 219230 |
| Gas regime | aerobic |
| Growth factors (and/or information) | Special medium, 37C, 4d: good growth |
| ACDP category | 1 |
| Colony Edge | Entire |
| Colony Surface | Smooth/Shiny |
| Colony Shape | Circular |
| Colony Elevation | Convex |
| Colony Colour | White |
| Colony Opacity | Transparent |
| Cellular Shape | Pleomorphic Rod |
| Cellular Arrangement | Singly |
| Cellular Motility | Yes |
| Gram stain | Gram Negative |
| Depositor Name | A.Ramos-Cormenzana |
| Depositor Company | Universidad de Granada |
| Depositor Address | Departamento de Microbiologia, Facultad de Farmacia Granada Spain |
| Source | "Solar saltern, Alicante, Spain" |
| Isolated by | F. Rodriguez-Valera |
| Date of Accession | 22/11/1982 |
| History | F.Rodriguez-Valera |
| Other collection IDs | ATCC33500 CCM3361 IFO14739 |
| Yeast? | False |
| K12 | No |
| References | Rodriguez-Valera F., Ruiz-Berraquero F. and Ramos-Cormenzana A. (1980) J. gen. Microbiol. 119 pp535-538 Rodriguez-Valera F., Juez G. and Kushner D.J. (1982) Can. J. Microbiol. 28 pp151-154 Torreblanca M., Rodriguez-Valera F. et al (1986) Syst. appl. Microbiol. 8 pp89-99. Classification of non-alkaliphilic halobacteria based on numerical taxonomy and polar lipid composition and description of Haloarcula gen. nov. and Haloferax gen. nov. (Unknown), J Gen Appl Microbiol 41, 153, 1995 Further refinement of the phylogeny of the Halobacteriaceae based on the full-length RNA polymerase subunit B (rpoB) gene, Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 60(10), 2398-2408, 2010 Partial sequence of the gene for a serine protease from a halophilic archaeum Haloferax mediterranei R4, and nucleotide sequences of 16S rRNA encoding genes from severalhalophilic archaea, Experientia 49, 503-513, 1993 Survey of antimicrophilic susceptibility of moderately halophilic eubacteria and extremely halophilic aerobic archaeobacteria: utilization of antimicrobial resistance as a genetic marker, Syst Appl Microbiol 16, 352-360, 1993 DNA-rRNA hybridization studies on Halococcus saccharolyticus and other halobacteria, FEMS Microbiol Lett 111, 69-72, 1993 Functional analysis of seven ribosomal systems from extremely halophilic archaea, Can J Microbiol 39, 311-317, 1993 Biological significance of a family of regularly spaced repeats in the genomes of Archaea, Bacteria and mitochondria, Mol Microbiol 36(1), 244-246, 2000 Comparison of four phaC genes from Haloferax mediterranei and their function in different PHBV copolymer biosyntheses in Haloarcula hispanica, Saline Systems 6, 9, 2010 Complete Genome Sequence of the Metabolically Versatile Halophilic Archaeon Haloferax mediterranei, a Poly(3-Hydroxybutyrate-co-3-Hydroxyvalerate) Producer, J Bacteriol 194(16), 4463-4464, 2012 Cu-NirK from Haloferax mediterranei as an example of metalloprotein maturation and exportation via Tat system, Biochim Biophys Acta 6, 1003-1009, 2013 Evolution of the RNA polymerase B subunit gene (rpoB) in Halobacteriales: a complementary molecular marker to the SSU rRNA gene, Mol Biol Evol 12(11), 2340-2351, 2004 Genetic and biochemical characterization of the poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) synthase in Haloferax mediterranei, J Bacteriol 190(12), 4173-4180, 2008 Genome analysis of different Haloferax mediterranei strains using pulsed-field gel electrophoresis, Syst Appl Microbiol 16, 310-321, 1993 Halolysin R4, a serine proteinase from the halophilic archaeon Haloferax mediterranei; gene cloning, expression and structural studies, Biochim Biophys Acta 1294(2), 159-167, 1996 Halophilic archaebacteria from the Kalamkass oil field, Microbiology 64, 67-71, 1995 Heterologous overexpression of glucose dehydrogenase from the halophilic archaeon Haloferax mediterranei, an enzyme of the medium chain dehydrogenase/reductase family, FEMS Microbiol Lett 200(2), 221-227, 2001 Identification of the Haloarchaeal Phasin (PhaP) That Functions in Polyhydroxyalkanoate Accumulation and Granule Formation in Haloferax mediterranei, Appl Environ Microbiol 78(6), 1946-1952, 2012 In vitro proof of direct regulation of glutamine synthetase by GlnK proteins in the extreme halophilic archaeon Haloferax mediterranei, Biochem Soc Trans 39(1), 259-262, 2011 Isolation, sequence, and expression of the gene encoding halocin H4, a bacteriocin from the halophilic archaeon Haloferax mediterranei R4, J Bacteriol 179(2), 548-551, 1997 Long stretches of short tandem repeats are present in the largest replicons of the Archaea Haloferax mediterranei and Haloferax volcanii and could be involved in replicon partitioning, Mol Microbiol 17(1), 85-93, 1995 Nucleotide sequence of the 235 rRNA from Haloferax mediterranei and phylogenetic analysis of halophilic archaea based on LSU rRNA, Syst Appl Microbiol 23(1), 124-131, 2000 Origins and evolution of isoprenoid lipid biosynthesis in archaea, Mol Microbiol 52(2), 515-527, 2004 The ftsZ gene of Haloferax mediterranei: sequence, conserved gene order, and visualization of the FtsZ ring, Gene 242(1-2), 357-367, 2000 The use of arbitrarily primed PCR (AP-PCR) to develop taxa specific DNA probes of known sequence, FEMS Microbiol Lett 124(3), 265-269, 1994 Transcription at different salinities of Haloferax mediterranei sequences adjacent to partially modified PstI sites, Mol Microbiol 9(3), 613-621, 1993 |
| NCIMB number | NCIMB 2177 |
| Deposit type | Bacteria |
| Type strain | Yes |
| GMO | No |
| Taxon name | Haloferax mediterranei |
| Depositor designation | R4 |
| Preservation method | Lyophilised |
| Other catalogue information | Extreme halophile. Grows in defined medium with a single carbon source |
| Price band | B |
| Media | 219230 |
| Gas regime | aerobic |
| Growth factors (and/or information) | Special medium, 37C, 4d: good growth |
| ACDP category | 1 |
| Colony Edge | Entire |
| Colony Surface | Smooth/Shiny |
| Colony Shape | Circular |
| Colony Elevation | Convex |
| Colony Colour | White |
| Colony Opacity | Transparent |
| Cellular Shape | Pleomorphic Rod |
| Cellular Arrangement | Singly |
| Cellular Motility | Yes |
| Gram stain | Gram Negative |
| Depositor Name | A.Ramos-Cormenzana |
| Depositor Company | Universidad de Granada |
| Depositor Address | Departamento de Microbiologia, Facultad de Farmacia Granada Spain |
| Source | "Solar saltern, Alicante, Spain" |
| Isolated by | F. Rodriguez-Valera |
| Date of Accession | 22/11/1982 |
| History | F.Rodriguez-Valera |
| Other collection IDs | ATCC33500 CCM3361 IFO14739 |
| Yeast? | False |
| K12 | No |
| References | Rodriguez-Valera F., Ruiz-Berraquero F. and Ramos-Cormenzana A. (1980) J. gen. Microbiol. 119 pp535-538 Rodriguez-Valera F., Juez G. and Kushner D.J. (1982) Can. J. Microbiol. 28 pp151-154 Torreblanca M., Rodriguez-Valera F. et al (1986) Syst. appl. Microbiol. 8 pp89-99. Classification of non-alkaliphilic halobacteria based on numerical taxonomy and polar lipid composition and description of Haloarcula gen. nov. and Haloferax gen. nov. (Unknown), J Gen Appl Microbiol 41, 153, 1995 Further refinement of the phylogeny of the Halobacteriaceae based on the full-length RNA polymerase subunit B (rpoB) gene, Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 60(10), 2398-2408, 2010 Partial sequence of the gene for a serine protease from a halophilic archaeum Haloferax mediterranei R4, and nucleotide sequences of 16S rRNA encoding genes from severalhalophilic archaea, Experientia 49, 503-513, 1993 Survey of antimicrophilic susceptibility of moderately halophilic eubacteria and extremely halophilic aerobic archaeobacteria: utilization of antimicrobial resistance as a genetic marker, Syst Appl Microbiol 16, 352-360, 1993 DNA-rRNA hybridization studies on Halococcus saccharolyticus and other halobacteria, FEMS Microbiol Lett 111, 69-72, 1993 Functional analysis of seven ribosomal systems from extremely halophilic archaea, Can J Microbiol 39, 311-317, 1993 Biological significance of a family of regularly spaced repeats in the genomes of Archaea, Bacteria and mitochondria, Mol Microbiol 36(1), 244-246, 2000 Comparison of four phaC genes from Haloferax mediterranei and their function in different PHBV copolymer biosyntheses in Haloarcula hispanica, Saline Systems 6, 9, 2010 Complete Genome Sequence of the Metabolically Versatile Halophilic Archaeon Haloferax mediterranei, a Poly(3-Hydroxybutyrate-co-3-Hydroxyvalerate) Producer, J Bacteriol 194(16), 4463-4464, 2012 Cu-NirK from Haloferax mediterranei as an example of metalloprotein maturation and exportation via Tat system, Biochim Biophys Acta 6, 1003-1009, 2013 Evolution of the RNA polymerase B subunit gene (rpoB) in Halobacteriales: a complementary molecular marker to the SSU rRNA gene, Mol Biol Evol 12(11), 2340-2351, 2004 Genetic and biochemical characterization of the poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) synthase in Haloferax mediterranei, J Bacteriol 190(12), 4173-4180, 2008 Genome analysis of different Haloferax mediterranei strains using pulsed-field gel electrophoresis, Syst Appl Microbiol 16, 310-321, 1993 Halolysin R4, a serine proteinase from the halophilic archaeon Haloferax mediterranei; gene cloning, expression and structural studies, Biochim Biophys Acta 1294(2), 159-167, 1996 Halophilic archaebacteria from the Kalamkass oil field, Microbiology 64, 67-71, 1995 Heterologous overexpression of glucose dehydrogenase from the halophilic archaeon Haloferax mediterranei, an enzyme of the medium chain dehydrogenase/reductase family, FEMS Microbiol Lett 200(2), 221-227, 2001 Identification of the Haloarchaeal Phasin (PhaP) That Functions in Polyhydroxyalkanoate Accumulation and Granule Formation in Haloferax mediterranei, Appl Environ Microbiol 78(6), 1946-1952, 2012 In vitro proof of direct regulation of glutamine synthetase by GlnK proteins in the extreme halophilic archaeon Haloferax mediterranei, Biochem Soc Trans 39(1), 259-262, 2011 Isolation, sequence, and expression of the gene encoding halocin H4, a bacteriocin from the halophilic archaeon Haloferax mediterranei R4, J Bacteriol 179(2), 548-551, 1997 Long stretches of short tandem repeats are present in the largest replicons of the Archaea Haloferax mediterranei and Haloferax volcanii and could be involved in replicon partitioning, Mol Microbiol 17(1), 85-93, 1995 Nucleotide sequence of the 235 rRNA from Haloferax mediterranei and phylogenetic analysis of halophilic archaea based on LSU rRNA, Syst Appl Microbiol 23(1), 124-131, 2000 Origins and evolution of isoprenoid lipid biosynthesis in archaea, Mol Microbiol 52(2), 515-527, 2004 The ftsZ gene of Haloferax mediterranei: sequence, conserved gene order, and visualization of the FtsZ ring, Gene 242(1-2), 357-367, 2000 The use of arbitrarily primed PCR (AP-PCR) to develop taxa specific DNA probes of known sequence, FEMS Microbiol Lett 124(3), 265-269, 1994 Transcription at different salinities of Haloferax mediterranei sequences adjacent to partially modified PstI sites, Mol Microbiol 9(3), 613-621, 1993 |