Gracilibacillus gen. nov., with description of Gracilibacillus halotolerans gen. nov., sp. nov.; transfer of Bacillus dipsosauri to Gracilibacillus dipsosauri comb, nov., and Bacillus salexigens to the genus Salibacillus gen. nov., as Salibacillus salexigens comb. nov

International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 821-831

  Waino, Michael ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; LIPID; RIBOSOME DNA; RNA 16S; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CELL WALL; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; DNA BASE COMPOSITION; ENDOSPORE-FORMING RODS AND COCCI; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; RNA GENE; UNITED STATES;

BACILLUS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; BASE COMPOSITION; CELL WALL; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; GENES, RRNA; GRAM-POSITIVE ENDOSPORE-FORMING RODS; LIPIDS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SPORES, BACTERIAL; UTAH; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 0033113603     PISSN: 00207713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00207713-49-2-821     Document Type: Article

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