Bacillus vallismortis sp. nov., a close relative of Bacillus subtilis, isolated from soil in Death Valley, California

International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 470-475

  Roberts, Michael S ^a   Nakamura, L K ^b   Cohan, Frederick M ^c  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL UTILIZATION RESEARCH   (United States)

^c WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; DNA SEQUENCE; LIPID COMPOSITION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL MICROFLORA; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0029977613     PISSN: 00207713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00207713-46-2-470     Document Type: Article

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