Phylogeny of Thiobacillus cuprinus and other mixotrophic thiobacilli: Proposal for Thiomonas gen. nov.

International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 522-528

  Moreira, David ^a   Amils, Ricardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; DNA SEQUENCE; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; THIOBACILLUS;

THIOBACILLUS CUPRINUS;

EID: 0030968533     PISSN: 00207713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00207713-47-2-522     Document Type: Article

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