Phylogeny of the genus Chlorobium based on 16S rDNA sequence

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 152, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 31-36

  Figueras, Jordi B ^a   Garcia Gil, L Jesus ^a   Abella, Carles A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

16S rDNA; Chlorobium; Green sulfur bacteria; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA; RNA 16S;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CHLOROBIUM; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TAXONOMY;

BASE SEQUENCE; CHLOROBI; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHLOROBI; CHLOROBIUM; CHLOROBIUM LIMICOLA; CHLOROBIUM PHAEOVIBRIOIDES; LIMICOLA;

EID: 0030841729     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1097(97)00174-2     Document Type: Article

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