Phylogenetic evidence for the taxonomic heterogeneity of photorhabdus luminescens

International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 402-407

  Szállás, Emília ^a   Koch, Cathrin ^b   Fodor, András ^a   Burghardt, Jutta ^b   Buss, Orsola ^b   Szentirmai, Attila ^c   Nealson, Kenneth H ^d   Stackebrandt, Erko ^b  

^a EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN   (Hungary)

^c LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE DSMZ GERMAN COLLECTION OF MICROORGANISMS AND CELL CULTURES   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; PHOTORHABDUS LUMINESCENS; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA SEQUENCE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SYMBIOSIS;

PHOTORHABDUS LUMINESCENS;

EID: 0343742559     PISSN: 00207713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00207713-47-2-402     Document Type: Article

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