Other numbers: ATCC 49085, DSM 4771, strain N23-2. Taxonomic status: Type strain. History: < A. Ventosa < M. Kamekura. Isolated from: Rotting wood on the seashore; Japan, Nouru. Additional information: Type (6910). Production of halophilic nuclease (5661). Moderately halophilic (5723). Cultivation conditions: Medium 82, 37°C.