Paracoccus carotinifaciens sp. nov., a new aerobic Gram-negative astaxanthin-producing bacterium

International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 277-282

  Tsubokura, Akira ^a   Yoneda, Hisashi ^a   Mizuta, Haruyoshi ^a  

^a JAPAN ENERGY CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Astaxanthin; Carotenoid; Paracoccus; Paracoccus carotinifaciens; Proteobacteria

Indexed keywords

ASTAXANTHIN; CAROTENOID; DNA; PIGMENT; RIBOSOME RNA; RNA 16S;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHEMOTAXONOMY; CYTOLOGY; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA DNA HYBRIDIZATION; DNA SEQUENCE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FLAGELLUM; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PARACOCCUS CAROTINIFACIENS; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA SEQUENCE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SOIL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; PARACOCCUS CAROTINIFACIENS; PROTEOBACTERIA;

EID: 0032942203     PISSN: 00207713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00207713-49-1-277     Document Type: Article

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