Differentiation of Nostoc flagelliforme and its Neighboring Species Using Fatty-Acid Profiling as a Chemotaxonomic Tool

Current Microbiology

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 467-474

  Liu, Xue Jun ^a   Chen, Feng ^a   Jiang, Yue ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID;

ANABAENA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CALCULATION; CHEMOTAXONOMY; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FATTY ACID ANALYSIS; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; MICROCYSTIS; NONHUMAN; NOSTOC; NOSTOC FLAGELLIFORME; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANABAENA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MICROCYSTIS; NEGIBACTERIA; NOSTOC; NOSTOC FLAGELLIFORME; SYNECHOCOCCUS;

EID: 0344464801     PISSN: 03438651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00284-003-4059-8     Document Type: Article

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