Phylogeny and taxonomy of mesophilic Methanococcus spp. and comparison of rRNA, DNA hybridization, and phenotypic methods

International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 727-735

  Keswani, J ^a   Orkand, S ^a   Premachandran, U ^a   Mandelco, L ^b   Franklin, M J ^a   Whitman, W B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; METHANE; RIBOSOME RNA;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; METHANOBACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA HYBRIDIZATION; RNA SEQUENCE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TAXONOMY;

EID: 0029682171     PISSN: 00207713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00207713-46-3-727     Document Type: Article

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