Differentiation of ectothiorhodospiraceae based on their fatty acid composition

Systematic and Applied Microbiology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 223-230

  Thiemann, Bernhard ^b   Imhoff, Johannes F ^a  

^a GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Ectothiorhodospira; Fatty acids; Microbial identification; Phototrophic purple bacteria; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; GROWTH; LIPID COMPOSITION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; TAXONOMY;

EID: 0029776353     PISSN: 07232020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0723-2020(96)80048-8     Document Type: Article

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