The correlation between morphological and phylogenetic classification of myxobacteria

International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 1255-1262

  Spröer, Cathrin ^a   Reichenbach, Hans ^a   Stackebrandt, Erko ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE DSMZ GERMAN COLLECTION OF MICROORGANISMS AND CELL CULTURES   (Germany)

Author keywords

16S rDNA analysis; Myxococcales; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; RIBOSOME DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DNA DETERMINATION; MORPHOLOGY; MYXOCOCCALES; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES;

ANGIOCOCCUS; ANGIOCOCCUS DISCIFORMIS; ARCHANGIUM; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHONDROMYCES; CORALLOCOCCUS; CYSTOBACTER; MELITTANGIUM; MELITTANGIUM LICHENICOLA; MYXOCOCCACEAE; MYXOCOCCALES; MYXOCOCCUS; NANNOCYSTIS; POLYANGIUM; POLYANGIUM CELLULOSUM; POLYANGIUM THAXTERI; POLYANGIUM VITELLINUM; SORANGIUM; STIGMATELLA;

EID: 0033059927     PISSN: 00207713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00207713-49-3-1255     Document Type: Article

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