Effect of the growth medium on the cellular fatty acid composition of aeromonads: Consequences for the chemotaxonomic differentiation of DNA hybridization groups in the genus Aeromonas

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 89-97

  Huys, Geert ^a   Kämpfer, Peter ^b   Vancanneyt, Marc ^a   Coopman, Renata ^a   Janssen, Paul ^a   Kersters, Karel ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aeromonas; chemotaxonomy; fatty acid composition; growth medium

Indexed keywords

AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; ARTICLE; CHEMOTAXONOMY; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; FATTY ACID METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031080742     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-7012(96)00969-4     Document Type: Article

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