Complex sentence: Strains can tolerate pH values between 5.5 and 10 and are sensitive to ampicillin, resistant to kanamycin and nalidixic acid, and grow well in YEMA medium containing 0.5% NaCl.
Split into simpler sentences: Strains can tolerate pH values between 5.5 and 10. Strains that have been studied are sensitive to ampicillin, resistant to kanamycin and nalidixic acid, and grow well in YEMA medium containing 0.5% NaCl.