Pyrobaculum calidifontis sp. nov., a novel hyperthermophilic archaeon that grows in atmospheric air

Archaea

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 113-121

  Amo, Taku ^a,b   Paje, Maria Luz F ^c   Inagaki, Akiko ^a,b   Ezaki, Satoshi ^a,b   Atomi, Haruyuki ^a,b   Imanaka, Tadayuki ^a,b  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES LOS BAÑOS   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Aerobic respiration; Hyperthermophile; Nitrate respiration

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEA; PYROBACULUM; PYROBACULUM CALIDIFONTIS;

EID: 0141939275     PISSN: 14723646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2002/616075     Document Type: Article

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