Belliella kenyensis
STRAIN DESIGNATION
UCCCB Identifier
UCCCB 125
Scientific name of organism
Belliella kenyensis
Availability
Restricted
Strain number
No.164T
Other Collection Numbers
DSM 46651; CECT 8551
Type of Organism
Bacterium
Strain Status
Type
Preservation Procedures Used
Maintained at -80ºC in Nutrient Broth containing 15% glycerol
Literature
Akhwale JK, Goker M, Rohde M, Schumann P, Klenk HP, Boga HI. Belliella kenyensis sp. nov., isolated from an alkaline lake. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:457-462. https://doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.066951-0
Date of isolation
2013
Restrictions
Biohazard group 1
GROWTH CONDITIONS
Medium
Reasoner's 2A (R2A Agar)
pH
8.0 - 10.0
Optimal Temperature(s)
30 - 35°C
HISTORY OF DEPOSIT
Isolation source
Soda lake sediment
Deposited By
J. K. Akhwale, Jomo Kenyatta Univ. of Agriculture and Technol., Nairobi, Kenya; No.164
GEOGRAPHIC ORIGIN
Country
Kenya
Latitude
0° 27' S
Longitude
36° 15' E
Elevation
1776 m
Country Code
KE
SCIENTIFIC DETAILS
Kingdom
Bacteria
Phylum
Bacteroidetes
Class
Cytophagia
Order
Cytophagales
Family
Belliella
Genus
Belliella
Specific Epithet
kenyensis
Full Scientific Name
Belliella kenyensis Akhwale et al. 2015
GENBANK ACCESSION NUMBERS
Genbank Accession Number (16S rRNA gene)
KF976732