Syntrophothermus lipocalidus gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel thermophilic, syntrophic, fatty-acid-oxidizing anaerobe which utilizes isobutyrate

International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 771-779

  Sekiguchi, Yuji ^a   Kamagata, Yoichi ^b   Nakamura, Kazunori ^b   Ohashi, Akiyoshi ^a   Harada, Hideki ^a  

^a NAGAOKA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anaerobe; Fatty acid oxidation; Syntroph; Syntrophothermus lipocalidus; Thermophilic

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CHLORAMPHENICOL; FATTY ACID; ISOBUTYRIC ACID; KANAMYCIN; NEOMYCIN; RIFAMPICIN; SATURATED FATTY ACID; VANCOMYCIN;

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; DNA BASE COMPOSITION; DNA SEQUENCE; FATTY ACID OXIDATION; METHANOBACTERIUM THERMOAUTOTROPHICUM; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PH; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SLUDGE; TEMPERATURE; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); METHANOBACTERIUM; METHANOBACTERIUM THERMOAUTOTROPHICUM; METHANOTHERMOBACTER THERMAUTOTROPHICUS; SYNTROPHOMONADACEAE; SYNTROPHOTHERMUS LIPOCALIDUS;

EID: 0034068152     PISSN: 14665026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00207713-50-2-771     Document Type: Article

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