Methylohalobius crimeensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a moderately halophilic, methanotrophic bacterium isolated from hypersaline lakes of Crimea

International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1817-1826

  Heyer, Jürgen ^a   Berger, Ursula ^b   Hardt, Martin ^c   Dunfield, Peter F ^a,d  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR TERRESTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^c JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL RNA; CYTOSINE; GUANINE; METHANE; METHANOL; PHOSPHOLIPID; RIBULOSE PHOSPHATE; RNA 16S; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CARBON FIXATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA CONTENT; GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA; GENE SEQUENCE; HALOPHILIC BACTERIUM; LIPID COMPOSITION; METHANOTROPHIC BACTERIUM; METHYLOHALOBIUS CRIMEENSIS; NEW GENUS; NEW SPECIES; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALT LAKE; SALT TOLERANCE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM; UKRAINE;

BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; CULTURE MEDIA; DNA, BACTERIAL; FATTY ACIDS; FRESH WATER; GENES, RRNA; METHANE; METHYLOCOCCACEAE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SODIUM CHLORIDE; UKRAINE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA; METHYLOCOCCACEAE; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 22744437398     PISSN: 14665026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/ijs.0.63213-0     Document Type: Article

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