Methylsulfonomonas methylovora gen. nov., sp. nov., and Marinosulfonomonas methylotropha gen. nov., sp. nov.: Novel methylotrophs able to grow on methanesulfonic acid

Archives of Microbiology

Volumn 167, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 46-53

  Holmes, Andrew J ^a   Kelly, Donovan P ^a   Baker, Simon C ^b   Thompson, Andrew S ^a,c   De Marco, Paolo ^a   Kenna, Elizabeth M ^a   Murrell, J Colin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

16S rDNA sequences; 16S rRNA phylogeny; Marinosulfonomonas methylotropha; methanesulfonic acid; Methylosulfonomonas methylovora; proteobacteria

Indexed keywords

MESYLIC ACID; MESYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BIOTRANSFORMATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; METHYLOTROPHIC BACTERIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL; TAXONOMY; BACTERIUM; BIOREMEDIATION; CLASSIFICATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM;

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; MESYLATES; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 0030614517     PISSN: 03028933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002030050415     Document Type: Article

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