Phylogenetic positions of Desulfofustis glycolicus gen. nov., sp. nov., and Syntrophobotulus glycolicus gen. nov., sp. nov., two new strict anaerobes growing with glycolic acid

International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 1065-1069

  Friedrich, Michael ^a,c   Springer, Nina ^b   Ludwig, Wolfgang ^b   Schink, Bernhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCOLIC ACID; RIBOSOME DNA; RNA 16S;

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; DNA BASE COMPOSITION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA SEQUENCE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SULFATE REDUCING BACTERIUM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DESULFITOBACTERIUM DEHALOGENANS; DESULFOBULBUS PROPIONICUS; DESULFOFUSTIS GLYCOLICUS; DESULFORHOPALUS VACUOLATUS; DESULFOSPOROSINUS ORIENTIS; DESULFOTOMACULUM; POSIBACTERIA; PROTEOBACTERIA; SYNTROPHOBOTULUS GLYCOLICUS;

EID: 0029821779     PISSN: 00207713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00207713-46-4-1065     Document Type: Article

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