Phylogenetic analysis of transformable strains of thermophilic Bacillus species

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 172, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 85-90

  Studholme, David J ^a   Jackson, Robin A ^a   Leak, David J ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

16S rDNA; Bacillus stearothermophilus; Phylogeny; Thermophile

Indexed keywords

RNA 16S;

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM;

BACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; GENES, RRNA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TRANSFORMATION, BACTERIAL;

EID: 0032993767     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1097(99)00019-1     Document Type: Article

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