Isolation of Spirosoma foliorum sp. nov. from the fallen leaf of Acer palmatum by a novel cultivation technique

• Main Authors: Han, Ho Le, Nurcahyanto, Dian Alfian, Muhammad, Neak, Lee, Yong-Jae, Nguyen, Tra T. H., Kim, Song-Gun, Chan, Sook Sin, Khoo, Kuan Shiong, Chew, Kit Wayne, Show, Pau Loke, Tran, Thi Ngoc Thu, Nguyen, Thi Dong Phuong, Chiu, Chen Yaw
• Other Authors: School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Engineering::Bioengineering; Bacteroidetes; Flexibacteraceae
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/171526
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

In the effort of isolating novel microbial species, the strain PL0132T was isolated from a fallen leaf under fresh water at a stream, which glided when grown on a tap water medium (without nutrients). The strain was determined to be Gram-negative, strictly aerobic, and rod-shaped, which grew optimal...