Strain differentiation and taxonomic characterisation of a thermophilic group of phenol-degrading bacilli

Systematic and Applied Microbiology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 602-611

  Duffner, Fiona M ^a   Reinscheid, Uwe M ^a   Bauer, Michael P ^a   Mutzel, Astrid ^a   Müller, Rudolf ^a  

^a HAMBURG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bacillus thermoglucosidasius; Bacillus thermoleovorans; Bacteriocin; Phenol degrading; Ribotyping; Strain differentiation; Thermophilic bacilli

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BACTERIOCIN; CHLOROPHENOL; FATTY ACID ESTER; PHENOL; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIODEGRADATION; LIPID COMPOSITION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIBOTYPING; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TAXONOMY; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM;

EID: 0031450677     PISSN: 07232020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0723-2020(97)80032-X     Document Type: Article

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