The cytochromes c-550 of Paracoccus denitrificans and Thiosphaera pantotropha: A need for re-evaluation of the history of Paracoccus cultures

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 137, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 95-101

  Goodhew, Celia F ^a   Pettigrew, Graham W ^a   Devreese, Bart ^b   Van Beeumen, Jozef ^b   Van Spanning, Rob J M ^c   Baker, Simon C ^d   Saunders, Neil ^d   Ferguson, Stuart J ^d   Thompson, Ian P ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b Lab of Protein Struct and Function   (Belgium)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^e CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Classification; Cytochrome c; Paracoccus; Thiosphaera

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME C;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CLASSIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; PARACOCCUS DENITRIFICANS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030007059     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-1097(96)00040-7     Document Type: Article

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