Thermococcus waiotapuensis sp. nov., an extremely thermophilic archaeon isolated from a freshwater hot spring

Archives of Microbiology

Volumn 172, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 95-101

  González, Juan M ^a   Sheckells, Dan ^a   Viebahn, Mareike ^b   Krupatkina, Donara ^a   Borges, Kimberly M ^c   Robb, Frank T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BIOTECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b BEUTH UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Archaea; Extreme thermophile; Minimal medium; Sulfur requirement; Thermococcales; Thermococcus; Waiotapuensis

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; HEAT TOLERANCE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYROCOCCUS; RNA SEQUENCE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; THERMOCOCCUS;

BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; HEAT; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; THERMOCOCCUS; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 0032814950     PISSN: 03028933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002030050745     Document Type: Article

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