Reclassification of some species of Thiobacillus to the newly designated genera Acidithiobacillus gen. nov., Halothiobacillus gen. nov. and Thermithiobacillus gen. nov.

International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 511-516

  Kelly, Donovan P ^a   Wood, Ann P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Pharmacy   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acidithiobacillus; Halothiobacillus; Reclassifi cation; Thermithiobacillus; Thiobacillus

Indexed keywords

RNA 16S;

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; CLASSIFICATION; EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA GENE; RNA SEQUENCE; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; THIOBACILLUS;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS; HALOTHIOBACILLUS; NEGIBACTERIA; PROTEOBACTERIA; THERMITHIOBACILLUS; THIOBACILLUS; THIOBACILLUS THIOPARUS;

EID: 0034065246     PISSN: 14665026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00207713-50-2-511     Document Type: Article

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