Characterization of methanosarcina mazei N2M9705 isolated from an aquaculture fishpond

Current Microbiology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 79-84

  Lai, Mei Chin ^a   Shu, Chi Ming ^a   Chiou, Ming Shing ^b   Hong, Tong Yung ^a   Chuang, Ming Jen ^a   Hua, Jack Jay ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Food Industry and Research Development Institute   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CULTURE MEDIUM; DNA SEQUENCE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM STAINING; METHANOSARCINA; METHANOSARCINA MAZEI; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; POND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; AQUACULTURE; CULTURE MEDIA; DNA, ARCHAEAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; FISHES; METHANOSARCINA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); METHANOSARCINA; METHANOSARCINA MAZEI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0032808527     PISSN: 03438651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002849900422     Document Type: Article

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