Classification of Alcaligenes faecalis-like isolates from the environment and human clinical samples as Ralstonia gilardii sp. nov.

International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 405-413

  Coenye, Tom ^a   Falsen, Enevold ^b   Vancanneyt, Marc ^e   Hoste, Bart ^e   Govan, John R W ^c   Kersters, Karel ^a   Vandamme, Peter ^a,d  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^d ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^e NONE

Author keywords

Ralstonia eutropha; Ralstonia gilardii sp. nov.; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

ALCALIGENES FAECALIS; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; DNA DNA HYBRIDIZATION; DNA SEQUENCE; LIPID COMPOSITION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RALSTONIA; RALSTONIA GILARDII; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TAXONOMY;

ALCALIGENES FAECALIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA; RALSTONIA; RALSTONIA GILARDII; WAUTERSIA EUTROPHA; WAUTERSIA GILARDII;

EID: 0032902329     PISSN: 00207713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00207713-49-2-405     Document Type: Article

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