Another view on the role of photosynthetic pigments in taxonomy of oxygenic-phototrophic bacteria: Proposed rejection of the order Prochlorales Florenzano, Balloni, and Materassi 1986 (emend. Burger-Wiersma, Stal, and Mur 1989), the family Prochloraceae Florenzano, Balloni, and Materassi 1986, and the family prochlorotrichaceae Burger-Wiersma, Stal, and Mur 1989

International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1264-1267

  Pinevich, Alexander V ^a   Averina, Svetlana G ^a   Velichko, Natalia V ^a  

^a ST PETERSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

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ARTICLE; BACTERIOLOGY; CYANOBACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHOTOTROPHIC BACTERIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROKARYOTE; PUBLICATION; TAXONOMY;

EID: 0030962790     PISSN: 00207713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00207713-47-4-1264     Document Type: Article

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