Phenotypic diversity among ruminal isolates of Prevotella ruminicola: Proposal of Prevotella brevis sp. nov., Prevotella bryantii sp. nov., and Prevotella albensis sp. nov. and redefinition of Prevotella ruminicola

International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 284-288

  Avguštin, Gorazd ^a   Wallace, R John ^b   Flint, Harry J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^b ROWETT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE;

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BASE PAIRING; BIODIVERSITY; BOVIDS; DNA CONTENT; DNA DNA HYBRIDIZATION; DNA SEQUENCE; ECOSYSTEM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PREVOTELLA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

PREVOTELLA ALBENSIS; PREVOTELLA BREVIS; PREVOTELLA BRYANTII; PREVOTELLA RUMINICOLA;

EID: 0043113323     PISSN: 00207713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00207713-47-2-284     Document Type: Article

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