Psychroserpens burtonensis gen. nov., sp. nov., and Gelidibacter algens gen. nov., sp. nov., psychrophilic bacteria isolated from Antarctic lacustrine and sea ice habitats

International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 670-677

  Bowman, John P ^a,b   Mccammon, Sharee A ^b   Brown, Janelle L ^b   Nichols, Peter D ^a,c   Mcmeekin, Tom A ^a,b  

^a ANTARCTIC CLIMATE AND ECOSYSTEMS COOPERATIVE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

^b Department of Agricultural Science ^*  (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTARCTICA; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIOMASS; DNA DETERMINATION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEA; TAXONOMY;

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FLAVOBACTERIACEAE; FLEXIBACTER; GELIDIBACTER ALGENS; PSYCHROSERPENS BURTONENSIS; TENACIBACULUM MARITIMUM;

EID: 0030840748     PISSN: 00207713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00207713-47-3-670     Document Type: Article

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