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Supplementary Fig. S1. Electron micrograph of a
negatively stained cell of strain 5IX/A01/131
Tharvested during the exponential phase. A single
polar flagellum is visible. Bar, 0.5 µm.
Supplementary Fig. S2. Effects of pH, salinity and
temperature on growth of strain 5IX/A01/131
T.
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