Thermococcus guaymasensis sp. nov. and Thermococcus aggregans sp. nov., two novel thermophilic archaea isolated from the Guaymas Basin hydrothermal vent site

International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1181-1185

  Canganella, Francesco ^a   Jones, William J ^b   Gambacorta, Agata ^c   Antranikian, Garabed ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c CNR   (Italy)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Archaea; Hydrothermal vents; Thermococcus

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; DNA DNA HYBRIDIZATION; ECOSYSTEM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; THERMOCOCCUS AGGREGANS; THERMOCOCCUS GUAYMASENSIS; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM;

THERMOCOCCUS AGGREGANS; THERMOCOCCUS GUAYMASENSIS;

EID: 0031753314     PISSN: 00207713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00207713-48-4-1181     Document Type: Article

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