Desulfocella halophila gen. nov., sp. nov., a halophilic, fatty-acid- oxidizing, sulfate-reducing bacterium isolated from sediments of the Great Salt Lake

International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 193-200

  Brandt, Kristian K ^a,b   Patel, Bharat K C ^b   Ingvorsen, Kjeld ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Desulfocella halophila; Halophilic sulfate reducing bacteria; Long chain fatty acids; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

2 METHYLBUTYRIC ACID; ACETIC ACID; ALANINE; FATTY ACID; LIPID; PYRUVIC ACID; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SULFATE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; DESULFOCELLA HALOPHILA; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; FATTY ACID OXIDATION; GENE SEQUENCE; HALOPHILIC BACTERIUM; LAKE; LIPID ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PH; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TAXONOMY; TEMPERATURE; UNITED STATES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DESULFOBACTERACEAE; DESULFOCELLA HALOPHILA; HALOPHILA; NEGIBACTERIA; PROTEOBACTERIA;

EID: 0032953330     PISSN: 00207713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00207713-49-1-193     Document Type: Article

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