Determination of phylogenetic relationships of flavobacterium psychrophilum (Flexibacter psychrophilus), flavobacterium columnare (flexibacter columnaris), and flexibacter maritimus by sequence analysis of 16s ribosomal rna genes amplified by polymerase chain reaction

Journal of Aquatic Animal Health

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 320-327

  Bader, Joel A ^a,b   Shotts, Emmett B ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^c LEETOWN SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL GENETICS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RIBOSOMAL RNA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BACTEROIDES; CYTOPHAGA; EMPEDOBACTER BREVIS; FLAVOBACTERIUM AQUATILE; FLAVOBACTERIUM COLUMNARE; FLAVOBACTERIUM PSYCHROPHILUM; FLEXIBACTER; FLEXIBACTER PSYCHROPHILUS; PROKARYOTA; TENACIBACULUM MARITIMUM;

EID: 0032467649     PISSN: 08997659     EISSN: 15488667     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/1548-8667(1998)010<0320:DOPROF>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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