Morphological and biochemical properties of a Sphaerotilus sp. isolated from paper mill slimes

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 156-162

  Pellegrin, Véronique ^a   Juretschko, Stefan ^b   Wagner, Michael ^b   Cottenceau, Gilles ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LA ROCHELLE   (France)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; BIOCHEMISTRY; CELL CULTURE; CHARACTERIZATION; DNA SEQUENCES; METABOLISM; ORGANIC ACIDS; PAPER AND PULP MILLS; POLYSACCHARIDES; SUGARS; TEMPERATURE;

FILAMENTOUS BACTERIA; PAPER MILL SLIMES; POLYALCOHOLS; POLYPHASIC CHARACTERIZATION; TEMPERATURE TOLERANCE;

BACTERIA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIOMASS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GLUCOSE UTILIZATION; GRAM NEGATIVE AEROBIC RODS AND COCCI; HEAT TOLERANCE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; LEPTOTHRIX; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PAPER INDUSTRY; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LEPTOTHRIX; NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA; SPHAEROTILUS; SPHAEROTILUS NATANS;

EID: 0032907215     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.65.1.156-162.1999     Document Type: Article

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