Correlation of 16S ribosomal DNA signature sequences with temperature- dependent growth rates of mesophilic and psychrotolerant strains of the Bacillus cereus group

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 2624-2630

  Prüß, Birgit M ^a   Francis, Kevin P ^a   Von Stetten, Felix ^a   Scherer, Siegfried ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA; RNA 16S;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; DNA SEQUENCE; NONHUMAN; OPERON; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0345391017     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.8.2624-2630.1999     Document Type: Article

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