Obligately and facultatively autotrophic, sulfur- and hydrogen-oxidizing thermophilic bacteria isolated from hot composts

Archives of Microbiology

Volumn 165, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 34-40

  Beffa, Trello ^a   Blanc, Michel ^a   Aragno, Michel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bacillus schlegelii; Compost; Hydrogenobacter; Sulfur and hydrogen oxidizing bacteria; Thermophilic bacteria

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACILLUS; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; DNA SEQUENCE; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM;

EID: 0030061652     PISSN: 03028933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002030050293     Document Type: Article

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