Phylogenetic analysis of Methanobrevibacter isolated from feces of humans and other animals

Archives of Microbiology

Volumn 169, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 397-403

  Lin, Chuzhao ^a   Miller, Terry L ^a  

^a WADSWORTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

16S rRNA gene; Archaea; Genomic DNA reassociation; Methanobacter; Methanogen

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME RNA;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CATTLE; DNA RECOMBINATION; FECES; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GOOSE; HORSE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; METHANOBACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RNA ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SHEEP; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SWINE;

ANIMALS; DNA, ARCHAEAL; EURYARCHAEOTA; FECES; HUMANS; METHANOBACTERIACEAE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEIC ACID HYBRIDIZATION; PHYLOGENY; RNA, ARCHAEAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALIA; ANSER SP.; ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS TAURUS; EQUUS CABALLUS; METHANOBACTERIUM; METHANOBREVIBACTER; METHANOBREVIBACTER SMITHII; METHANOTHERMOBACTER; NEGIBACTERIA; OVIS ARIES; SUS SCROFA; UNIDENTIFIED BACTERIOPHAGE;

EID: 0031923090     PISSN: 03028933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002030050589     Document Type: Article

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