A gram-positive,rod-shaped,aerobic,thermo-acidophilic bacterium CC2(optimal temperature 55℃ and pH 4.0),belonging to the genus
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sp. strain CC2, a thermo-acidophilic bacterium isolated from Deception Island (Antarctica) containing a thermostable superoxide dismutase enzyme

Vol. 25, Issue 2, pp. 92-96 (2014) • DOI
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1. Fundación Científica y Cultural Biociencia, José Domingo Cañs 2280, Santiago 8340457, Chile
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