Meiothermus taiwanensis sp. nov., a novel filamentous, thermophilic species isolated in Taiwan

International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 1647-1654

  Chen, Mao Yen ^a   Lin, Guang Huey ^a   Lin, Yung Ting ^a   Tsay, San San ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Filamentous bacterium; Hot springs; Meiothermus; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DNA HYBRIDIZATION; LIPID COMPOSITION; MEIOTHERMUS; MORPHOLOGICAL TRAIT; NEW SPECIES; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; TAIWAN; TEMPERATURE; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM; THERMUS;

BASE COMPOSITION; DEINOCOCCUS; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; FATTY ACIDS; FRESH WATER; HEAT; LIPIDS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; RNA, BACTERIAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; TAIWAN; TERMINOLOGY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MEIOTHERMUS; MEIOTHERMUS TAIWANENSIS; NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA; THERMUS;

EID: 0036740530     PISSN: 14665026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/ijs.0.02189-0     Document Type: Article

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