Reclassification of non-pigmented Erwinia herbicola strains from trees as Erwinia billingiae sp. nov.

International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 377-383

  Mergaert, Joris ^a   Hauben, Lysiane ^a   Cnockaert, Margo C ^a   Swings, Jean ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Erwinia billingiae sp. nov.; Phylogenetic analysis; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; DNA DNA HYBRIDIZATION; DNA FINGERPRINTING; ERWINIA; ERWINIA BILLINGIAE; GENE SEQUENCE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PANTOEA AGGLOMERANS; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TAXONOMY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRENNERIA; ERWINIA; ERWINIA BILLINGIAE; ERWINIA PERSICINA; ERWINIA RHAPONTICI; NEGIBACTERIA; PANTOEA; PANTOEA AGGLOMERANS; PECTOBACTERIUM; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0032900273     PISSN: 00207713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00207713-49-2-377     Document Type: Article

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