Publications by authors named "Farida Metiaz"

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  • - A new bacterium named FarD(T) was discovered in the saline lake sediments near Taghit, Algeria, characterized as a Gram-positive, moderately halophilic, rod-shaped organism that forms endospores and is motile.
  • - It thrives in a temperature range of 15-40°C (optimal at 35°C), a pH from 6.0 to 12.0 (optimal at 7.0), and salt concentrations of 1-20% (optimal at 10%).
  • - Phylogenetic analysis shows it is closely related to Virgibacillus salinus (96.3% similarity), and it is proposed to be a new species named Virgibacillus nateche
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