Phylogenetic relationships among the Chromatiaceae, their taxonomic reclassification and description of the new genera Allochromatium, Halochromatium, Isochromatium, Marichromatium, Thiococcus, Thiohalocapsa and Thermochromatium

International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1129-1143

  Imhoff, Johannes F ^a   Süling, Jörg ^a   Petri, Ralf ^a  

^a GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chromatiaceae; Phylogeny; Taxonomic reclassification

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA;

ARTICLE; CHROMATIUM; ECTOTHIORHODOSPIRACEA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HALOPHILIC BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TAXONOMY;

ALLOCHROMATIUM MINUTISSIMUM; ALLOCHROMATIUM VINOSUM; ALLOCHROMATIUM WARMINGII; AMOEBOBACTER; AMOEBOBACTER PEDIOFORMIS; AMOEBOBACTER PENDENS; AMOEBOBACTER ROSEUS; CHROMATIUM BUDERI; CHROMATIUM GLYCOLICUM; CHROMATIUM GRACILE; CHROMATIUM MINUS; CHROMATIUM MINUTISSIMUM; CHROMATIUM PURPURATUM; CHROMATIUM SALEXIGENS; CHROMATIUM TEPIDUM; CHROMATIUM VINOSUM; CHROMATIUM VIOLASCENS; CHROMATIUM WARMINGII; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HALOCHROMATIUM GLYCOLICUM; HALOCHROMATIUM SALEXIGENS; ISOCHROMATIUM BUDERI; MARICHROMATIUM GRACILE; MARICHROMATIUM PURPURATUM; THERMOCHROMATIUM TEPIDUM; THIOCAPSA HALOPHILA; THIOCAPSA PENDENS; THIOCAPSA PFENNIGII; THIOCAPSA ROSEA; THIOCAPSA ROSEOPERSICINA; THIOCOCCUS PFENNIGII; THIOCYSTIS MINOR; THIOCYSTIS VIOLASCENS; THIOHALOCAPSA HALOPHILA; THIOLAMPROVUM PEDIOFORME;

EID: 0345563260     PISSN: 00207713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00207713-48-4-1129     Document Type: Article

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