A proposal to reclassify Nocardia pinensis Blackall et al. as Skermania piniformis gen. nov., comb. nov.

International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 127-131

  Chun, Jongsik ^a,b   Blackall, Linda L ^c   Kang, S A Ouk ^a   Hah, Yung Chil ^a   Goodfellow, Michael ^b  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; RIBOSOME DNA;

ACTINOBACTERIA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; NOCARDIA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TAXONOMY;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CORYNEBACTERIUM; DIETZIA; GORDONIA (ACTINOMYCETE); MYCOBACTERIUM; NOCARDIA; NOCARDIACEAE; RHODOCOCCUS; SKERMANIA PINIFORMIS; TSUKAMURELLA;

EID: 0031031406     PISSN: 00207713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00207713-47-1-127     Document Type: Article

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