Thermoanaerobacterium aotearoense sp. nov., a slightly acidophilic, anaerobic thermophile isolated from various hot springs in New Zealand, and emendation of the genus Thermoanaerobacterium

International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 388-396

  Liu, Shu Ying ^a   Rainey, Frederick A ^b   Morgan, Hugh W ^c   Mayer, Frank ^d   Wiegel, Juergen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE DSMZ GERMAN COLLECTION OF MICROORGANISMS AND CELL CULTURES   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ALCOHOL; BACTERIAL DNA; CARBON DIOXIDE; CYTOSINE; GLUCOSE; GUANINE; HYDROGEN; RNA 16S; XYLOSE;

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; DNA CONTENT; FERMENTATION; FLAGELLUM; NEW ZEALAND; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE; THERMOANAEROBACTERIUM AOTEAROENSE; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); THERMOANAEROBACTERIUM; THERMOANAEROBACTERIUM AOTEAROENSE;

EID: 0029866386     PISSN: 00207713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00207713-46-2-388     Document Type: Article

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