Flavobacterium degerlachei sp. nov., Flavobacterium frigoris sp. nov. and Flavobacterium micromati sp. nov., novel psychrophilic bacteria isolated from microbial mats in Antarctic lakes

International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 85-92

  Van Trappen, Stefanie ^a   Vandecandelaere, Ilse ^a   Mergaert, Joris ^a   Swings, Jean ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; CYTOSINE; FATTY ACID; GUANINE; RNA 16S;

ANTARCTICA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CELL SHAPE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DNA HYBRIDIZATION; DNA FINGERPRINTING; FATTY ACID ANALYSIS; FLAVOBACTERIUM; FLAVOBACTERIUM DEGERLACHEI; FLAVOBACTERIUM FRIGORIS; FLAVOBACTERIUM MICROMATI; GC RICH SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; LAKE; MICROBIAL MAT; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; NEW SPECIES; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPIC VARIATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA SEQUENCE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TAXONOMY;

ANTARCTIC REGIONS; CLASSIFICATION; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; FATTY ACIDS; FLAVOBACTERIUM; FRESH WATER; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FLAVOBACTERIUM; FLAVOBACTERIUM DEGERLACHEI; FLAVOBACTERIUM FRIGORIS; FLAVOBACTERIUM MICROMATI; NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0842323740     PISSN: 14665026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/ijs.0.02857-0     Document Type: Article

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