Differentiation of Gluconacetobacter liquefaciens and Gluconacetobacter xylinus on the basis of DNA base composition, DNA relatedness, and oxidation products from glucose

Journal of General and Applied Microbiology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 7-15

  Navarro, Richard R ^a   Komagata, Kazuo ^a  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Japan)

Author keywords

DNA relatedness; Gluconacetobacter liquefaciens; Gluconacetobacter xylinus

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; BACTERIAL DNA; CYTOSINE; GLUCONIC ACID; GLUCOSE; GUANINE; OXOACID; PIGMENT;

ACETOBACTER; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; DNA BASE COMPOSITION; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PHENOTYPE;

EID: 0032929720     PISSN: 00221260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2323/jgam.45.7     Document Type: Article

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