Classification of a Violacein-Producing Psychrophilic Group of Isolates Associated with Freshwater in Antarctica and Description of Rugamonas violacea sp. nov.

• DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.00452-21
• Publication Date: 2021-08-11T14:31:03Z
• Authors: Ivo Sedláček; Pavla Holochová; Roman Sobotka; Hans-Jürgen Busse; Pavel Švec; Stanislava Králová; Ondrej Šedo; Jan Pilný; Eva Staňková; Vendula Koublová; Karel Sedlář
• Keywords: Psychrophile

Our polyphasic approach provides a new understanding of the taxonomy novel pigmented Rugamonas species isolated from freshwater samples in Antarctica. The isolates showed considerable extracellular bactericidal secretions.