Characterization of a haloalkalophilic strictly aerobic bacterium, isolated from Pantelleria island

Systematic and Applied Microbiology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 326-333

  Romano, Ida ^a   Nicolaus, Barbara ^a   Lama, Licia ^a   Manca, Maria Cristina ^a   Gambacorta, Agata ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alkalophilic; Deleya; Haloalkalophilic; Halomonas; Halophilic; Halotolerant aerobes; Proteobacteria

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL RNA; BIOTIN; CARBON; POLY(3 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID); RNA 16S; THIAMINE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; DNA CONTENT; GRAM NEGATIVE AEROBIC RODS AND COCCI; HALOBACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAND;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HALOBACTERIUM; HALOMONAS; HALOMONAS PANTELLERIENSIS; NEGIBACTERIA; PROTEOBACTERIA;

EID: 0029957212     PISSN: 07232020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0723-2020(96)80059-2     Document Type: Article

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