Phylogenetic analysis of Butyrivibrio strains reveals three distinct groups of species within the Clostridium subphylum of the gram-positive bacteria

International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 195-199

  Willems, Anne ^a   Amat Marco, Monica ^a   Collins, Matthew D ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF FOOD RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME RNA; RNA 16S;

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; CLOSTRIDIUM; DNA DNA HYBRIDIZATION; EUBACTERIUM; EVOLUTION; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA GENE; RNA SEQUENCE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; VIBRIO;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BUTYRIVIBRIO; BUTYRIVIBRIO CROSSOTUS; BUTYRIVIBRIO FIBRISOLVENS; CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM SUBPHYLUM; COPROCOCCUS; GARCIA; POSIBACTERIA; RUMINOCOCCUS; VIBRIO;

EID: 0030061369     PISSN: 00207713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00207713-46-1-195     Document Type: Article

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