Rhodobacter massiliensis sp. nov., a new amoebae-resistant species isolated from the nose of a patient

Research in Microbiology

Volumn 154, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 631-635

  Greub, Gilbert ^a   Raoult, Didier ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Amoebae resistant bacteria; Amoebal co culture; Free living amoebae; Nasal swab; Potential emerging human pathogen

Indexed keywords

ACANTHAMOEBA POLYPHAGA; AMOEBA; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENUS; NONHUMAN; NOSE MUCOSA; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHOBACTER MASSILIENSIS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

ACANTHAMOEBA POLYPHAGA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); RHODOBACTER; RHODOBACTER MASSILIENSIS;

EID: 0142195824     PISSN: 09232508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resmic.2003.08.002     Document Type: Article

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