Isolation and characterization of Sporobacter termitidis gen. nov., sp. nov., from the digestive tract of the wood-feeding termite Nasutitermes lujae

International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 512-518

  Grech Mora, I ^a,b   Fardeau, M L ^a   Patel, B K C ^a,c   Ollivier, B ^a,f   Rimbault, A ^d   Prensier, G ^e   Garcia, J L ^a   Garnier Sillam, E ^b  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS EST CRÉTEIL   (France)

^c GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^e UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

^f INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; DNA BASE COMPOSITION; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; INSECT; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030002866     PISSN: 00207713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00207713-46-2-512     Document Type: Article

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