Thermococcus barophilus sp. nov., a new barophilic and hyperthermophilic archaeon isolated under high hydrostatic pressure from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent

International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 351-359

  Marteinsson, Viggó Thór ^a  

^a STATION BIOLOGIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

Archaea; Barophile; Deep sea vent; Hyperthermophile; Thermococcus

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; DNA DNA HYBRIDIZATION; GROWTH RATE; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA SEQUENCE; SALINITY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; THERMOCOCCUS; THERMOCOCCUS BAROPHILUS;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); COCCOIDEA; PROKARYOTA; THERMOCOCCUS; THERMOCOCCUS BAROPHILUS;

EID: 0032924862     PISSN: 00207713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00207713-49-2-351     Document Type: Article

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