Deinococcus geothermalis sp. nov. and Deinococcus murrayi sp. nov., two extremely radiation-resistant and slightly thermophilic species from hot springs

International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 939-947

  Ferreira, Ana Cristina ^a   Nobre, M Fernanda ^a   Rainey, Fred A ^b,e   Silva, Manuel T ^c   Wait, Robin ^d   Burghardt, Jutta ^b   Chung, Ana Paula ^a   Da Costa, Milton S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE DSMZ GERMAN COLLECTION OF MICROORGANISMS AND CELL CULTURES   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^d PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^e LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; RIBOSOME RNA; RUNOFF;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; DEINOCOCCACEAE; GAMMA RADIATION; GEL CHROMATOGRAPHY; GENE SEQUENCE; LIPID COMPOSITION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; PH; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOSENSITIVITY;

EID: 0030808693     PISSN: 00207713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00207713-47-4-939     Document Type: Article

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