Haloplanus natans gen. nov., sp. nov., an extremely halophilic, gas-vacuolate archaeon isolated from Dead Sea-Red Sea water mixtures in experimental outdoor ponds

International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 780-783

  Bardavid, Rahel Elevi ^a   Mana, Lily ^a   Oren, Aharon ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL RNA; PHOSPHATE; RNA 16S; SEA WATER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL FLORA; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENRICHMENT CULTURE; HALOFERAX MEDITERRANEI; HALOPHILIC ARCHAEON; HALOPLANUS NATANS; HALORUBRUM; ISRAEL; MESOCOSM; NEW GENUS; NEW SPECIES; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA SEQUENCE; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

DNA, ARCHAEAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; HALOBACTERIACEAE; INDIAN OCEAN; ISRAEL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEAWATER;

ARCHAEA; HALOFERAX MEDITERRANEI; HALORUBRUM;

EID: 34248161550     PISSN: 14665026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/ijs.0.64648-0     Document Type: Article

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