Granulicoccus phenolivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., a Gram-positive, phenol-degrading coccus isolated from phenol-degrading aerobic granules

International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 730-737

  Maszenan, Abdul Majid ^a   Jiang, He Long ^a   Tay, Joo Hwa ^a   Schumann, Peter ^b   Kroppenstedt, Reiner M ^b   Tay, Stephen Tiong Lee ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE DSMZ GERMAN COLLECTION OF MICROORGANISMS AND CELL CULTURES   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL RNA; CARDIOLIPIN; CATALASE; CYTOSINE; DECANOIC ACID; GLYCINE; GUANINE; MENAQUINONE; NITRATE; OXIDOREDUCTASE; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; PHENOL; PHOSPHATIDYLGLYCEROL; POLYPHOSPHATE; RNA 16S;

AEROMICROBIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIOREMEDIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DILUTION; DNA CONTENT; FRIEDMANNIELLA; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; GRANULICOCCUS PHENOLIVORANS; LUTEOCOCCUS; METHANOLYSIS; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; MICROLUNATUS; MICROPRUINA; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; NEW GENUS; NEW SPECIES; NOCARDIOIDES; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PH; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPIONIBACTERIACEAE; PROPIONIBACTERIUM; PROPIONIFERAX; RNA SEQUENCE; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTOR; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; TESSARACOCCUS; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

ACTINOMYCETALES; AEROBIOSIS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOREACTORS; DNA, BACTERIAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHENOL; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S;

AEROMICROBIUM; COCCUS (SCALE); FRIEDMANNIELLA; LUTEOCOCCUS; MICROLUNATUS; MICROPRUINA; NOCARDIOIDES; POSIBACTERIA; PROPIONIBACTERINEAE; PROPIONIBACTERIUM; PROPIONIFERAX; TESSARACOCCUS;

EID: 34248138997     PISSN: 14665026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/ijs.0.64671-0     Document Type: Article

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