Polyphasic characterization of the genus Leptothrix: New descriptions of Leptothrix mobilis sp. nov. and Leptothrix discophora sp. nov. nom. rev. and emended description of Leptothrix cholodnii emend

Systematic and Applied Microbiology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 634-643

  Spring, Stefan ^a   Kämpfer, Peter ^b   Ludwig, Wolfgang ^a   Schleifer, Karl Heinz ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

16S rRNA; Leptothrix; Metal oxidation; Sediment; Sheated bacteria; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

DISCOPHORA; LEPTOTHRIX; LEPTOTHRIX CHOLODNII; LEPTOTHRIX DISCOPHORA; LEPTOTHRIX MOBILIS; NEGIBACTERIA;

BACTERIAL DNA; CARBON; FATTY ACID; FRESH WATER; LAURIC ACID; MANGANESE; MYRISTIC ACID; PALMITIC ACID; RNA 16S; STEARIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CELL MOTILITY; DNA BASE COMPOSITION; DNA DNA HYBRIDIZATION; FLAGELLUM; GENE SEQUENCE; LEPTOTHRIX; LIPID ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA GENE; TAXONOMY;

EID: 0030449160     PISSN: 07232020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0723-2020(96)80036-1     Document Type: Article

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