Isolation and identification of a strain of Leptospirillum ferriphilum from an extreme acid mine drainage site

Annals of Microbiology

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 171-176

  Gao, Jian ^a,b   Zhang, Cheng Gui ^a   Wu, Xue Ling ^a   Wang, Hai Hua ^b   Qiu, Guan Zhou ^a  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HUNAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

16S rDNA sequence; 16S 23S rRNA gene spacer regions; G+C content; Leptospirillum ferriphilum; Selective isolation strategy; Strain YSK

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LEPTOSPIRILLUM FERRIPHILUM; LEPTOSPIRILLUM FERROOXIDANS; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 34547153716     PISSN: 15904261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03175203     Document Type: Article

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