Aeromonas popoffii sp. nov., a mesophilic bacterium isolated from drinking water production plants and reservoirs

International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1165-1171

  Huys, Geert ^a   Kämpfer, Peter ^b   Altwegg, Martin ^c   Kersters, Ilse ^a   Lamb, Andrew ^d   Coopman, Renata ^a   Lüthy Hottenstein, Jacqueline ^c   Vancanneyt, Marc ^a   Janssen, Paul ^a   Kersters, Karel ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^d ROBERT GORDON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; DRINKING WATER;

AEROMONAS; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TAXONOMY; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 0343376102     PISSN: 00207713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00207713-47-4-1165     Document Type: Article

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