Inclusion of Aeromonas DNA hybridization group 11 in Aeromonas encheleia and extended descriptions of the species Aeromonas eucrenophila and A. encheleia

International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1157-1164

  Huys, Geert ^a   Kämpfer, Peter ^b   Altwegg, Martin ^c   Coopman, Renata ^a   Janssen, Paul ^a   Gillis, Monique ^a   Kersters, Karel ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; CELLOBIOSE; LACTOSE;

AEROMONAS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; GENOTYPE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0342378092     PISSN: 00207713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00207713-47-4-1157     Document Type: Article

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