Some chemotaxonomic and physiological properties of the genus Sphaerotilus

Systematic and Applied Microbiology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 245-250

  Kämpfer, Peter ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cellular protein patterns; Fatty acid profiles; Physiological characterization; Quinone system; Sphaerotilus

Indexed keywords

1,4 BENZOQUINONE; AROMATIC COMPOUND; CARBON; CARBOXYLIC ACID; SUGAR; UBIQUINONE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; CHEMOTAXIS; GRAM NEGATIVE AEROBIC RODS AND COCCI; LEPTOTHRIX; LIPID COMPOSITION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS;

LEPTOTHRIX; NEGIBACTERIA; PROTEOBACTERIA; RUBRIVIVAX; SPHAEROTILUS;

EID: 0031873025     PISSN: 07232020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0723-2020(98)80029-5     Document Type: Article

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