Characterization of alkaliphilic Bacillus strains used in industry: Proposal of five novel species

International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 2309-2315

  Nogi, Yuichi ^a   Takami, Hideto ^a   Horikoshi, Koki ^a  

^a JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

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

ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BACILLUS CELLULOSILYTICUS; BACILLUS HEMICELLULOSILYTICUS; BACILLUS WAKOENSIS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DNA CONTENT; DNA DNA HYBRIDIZATION; GENE CLUSTER; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; LIPID COMPOSITION; NEW SPECIES; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA SEQUENCE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION;

BACILLUS; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; FATTY ACIDS; INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEIC ACID HYBRIDIZATION; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S;

BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 27844577679     PISSN: 14665026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/ijs.0.63649-0     Document Type: Article

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