Biochemical and phylogenetic analyses of psychrophilic isolates belonging to the Arthrobacter subgroup and description of Arthrobacter psychrolactophilus, sp. nov.

Archives of Microbiology

Volumn 171, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 355-363

  Loveland Curtze, Jennifer ^a   Sheridan, Peter P ^a   Gutshall, Kevin R ^a   Brenchley, Jean E ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

16S rRNA phylogeny; Arthrobacter psychrolactophilus; Celt wall; Psychrophilic; Rod coccus morphology

Indexed keywords

LYSINE; RNA 16S;

AMINO ACID COMPOSITION; ARTHROBACTER; ARTHROBACTER PSYCHROLACTOPHILUS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; ENZYME ASSAY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA SEQUENCE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

ARTHROBACTER; COLD; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PHYLOGENY; RNA, BACTERIAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ARTHROBACTER; ARTHROBACTER AGILIS; ARTHROBACTER GLOBIFORMIS; ARTHROBACTER OXYDANS; ARTHROBACTER POLYCHROMOGENES; ARTHROBACTER PSYCHROLACTOPHILUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0032980515     PISSN: 03028933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002030050722     Document Type: Article

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