Phylogenetic heterogeneity within the genus herpetosiphon: Transfer of the marine species Herpetosiphon cohaerens, Herpetosiphon nigricans and Herpetosiphon persicus to the genus Lewinella gen. nov. in the Flexibacter- Bacteroides-Cytophaga phylum

International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 731-737

  Sly, L I ^a   Taghavi, M ^a,b   Fegan, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Flexibacter Bacteroides Cytophaga phylum; Herpetosiphon; Lewinella gen. nov.

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTEROIDES; FLEXIBACTERACEAE; HERPETOSIPHON; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BACTEROIDES; CHLOROFLEXI; CHLOROFLEXUS; CYTOPHAGA; FLEXIBACTER; FLEXIBACTERACEAE; FLEXITHRIX DOROTHEAE; HALISCOMENOBACTER HYDROSSIS; HERPETOSIPHON; HERPETOSIPHON AURANTIACUS; HERPETOSIPHON COHAERENS; HERPETOSIPHON GEYSERICOLA; HERPETOSIPHON NIGRICANS; HERPETOSIPHON PERSICUS; LEWINELLA; LEWINELLA COHAERENS; LEWINELLA NIGRICANS; LEWINELLA PERSICUS; PROKARYOTA; SAPROSPIRA;

EID: 0031851584     PISSN: 00207713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00207713-48-3-731     Document Type: Article

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