Coprothermobacter platensis sp. nov., a new anaerobic proteolytic thermophilic bacterium isolated from an anaerobic mesophilic sludge

International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1297-1304

  Etchebehere, C ^a   Pavan, M E ^c   Zorzopulos J ^b,c   Soubes, M ^a   Muxi L ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA REPÚBLICA   (Uruguay)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^c Laboratorio de Biotecnología   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Anaerobe; Coprothermobacter platensis sp. nov.; Proteolytic bacteria; Thermophiles; Thiosulfate reduction

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; KANAMYCIN; NEOMYCIN; PENICILLIN G; POLYMYXIN B; RIBOSOME DNA; RNA 16S; SODIUM AZIDE; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; COPROTHERMOBACTER PLATENSIS; DNA DNA HYBRIDIZATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; SLUDGE; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM;

COPROTHERMOBACTER PLATENSIS; COPROTHERMOBACTER PROTEOLYTICUS;

EID: 0031756681     PISSN: 00207713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00207713-48-4-1297     Document Type: Article

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