Bacillus salexigens sp. nov., a new moderately halophilic Bacillus species

International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 735-741

  Garabito, Maria J ^a   Arahal, David R ^a   Mellado, Encarnación ^a   Márquez, M Carmen ^a   Ventosa, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL RNA; CATALASE; OXIDOREDUCTASE; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; RIBOSOME RNA;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE SEQUENCE; HALOPHILIC BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL MICROFLORA; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA; VIRGIBACILLUS SALEXIGENS;

EID: 0030851489     PISSN: 00207713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00207713-47-3-735     Document Type: Article

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