Sphingomonas solaris sp. nov., isolated from a solar panel in Boston, Massachusetts.

ABSTRACT: Solar panel surfaces, although subjected to a range of extreme environmental conditions, are inhabited by a diverse microbial community adapted to solar radiation, desiccation and temperature fluctuations. This is the first time a new bacterial species has been isolated from this environment. Strain R4DWN^T belongs to the genus Sphingomonas and was isolated from a solar panel surface in Boston, MA, USA. Strain R4DWN^T is a Gram-negative, non-motile and rod-shaped bacteria that tested positive for oxidase and catalase and forms round-shaped, shiny and orange-coloured colonies. It is mesophilic, neutrophilic and non-halophilic, and presents a more stenotrophic metabolism than its closest neighbours. The major fatty acids in this strain are C_18:1ω7c

SUBMITTER: Tanner K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7539908 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature