Desulfurobacterium thermolithotrophum gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel autotrophic, sulphur-reducing bacterium isolated from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent

International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 701-711

  L'Haridon, S ^a   Cilia, V ^a   Messner, P ^b   Raguenes G ^c   Gambacorta, A ^d   Sleytr, U B ^b   Prieur, D ^a,e   Jeanthon, C ^a  

^a STATION BIOLOGIQUE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

^c IFREMER   (France)

^d Istituto per la Chimica di Molecole di Interesse Biologico   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DE BRETAGNE OCCIDENTALE   (France)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Deep sea hydrothermal vents; Desulfurobacterium; Desulfurobacterium thermolithotrophum; Thermophiles

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CHLORAMPHENICOL; PENICILLIN G; RIBOSOME RNA; RIFAMPICIN; RNA 16S; STREPTOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; DESULFUROBACTERIUM THERMOLITHOTROPHUM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEA; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; SULFATE REDUCING BACTERIUM; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM;

AQUIFICALES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DESULFUROBACTERIUM; DESULFUROBACTERIUM THERMOLITHOTROPHUM; NEGIBACTERIA; THERMOTOGALES;

EID: 0031854856     PISSN: 00207713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00207713-48-3-701     Document Type: Article

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