Methanofollis formosanus sp. nov., isolated from a fish pond

International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 837-842

  Wu, Sue Yao ^a   Chen, Sheng Chung ^a   Lai, Mei Chin ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL RNA; RNA 16S;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; DNA DNA HYBRIDIZATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE SEQUENCE; GRAM NEGATIVE ANAEROBIC COCCI; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; METHANOFOLLIS FORMOSANUS; METHANOMICROBIALES; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; NEW SPECIES; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA SEQUENCE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TAIWAN;

ANIMALS; AQUACULTURE; BASE COMPOSITION; DNA, ARCHAEAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; FISHERIES; GENES, RRNA; METHANOMICROBIACEAE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEAWATER; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TAIWAN;

METHANOFOLLIS; METHANOFOLLIS AQUAEMARIS; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 16844367329     PISSN: 14665026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/ijs.0.63475-0     Document Type: Article

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