Mycobacterium parascrofulaceum in acidic hot springs in Yellowstone National Park

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 73, Issue 15, 2007, Pages 5071-5073

  Santos, Ricardo ^a   Fernandes, João ^a   Fernandes, Nuno ^a   Oliveira, Fernanda ^a   Cadete, Manuela ^a  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; GROWTH KINETICS; PH EFFECTS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

ACIDIC HOT SPRINGS; MYCOBACTERIUM PARASCROFULACEUM;

BACTERIA;

BACTERIUM; BIOASSAY; GROWTH RATE; PH; SURVIVAL; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; THERMAL SPRING;

ACIDITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM PARASCROFULACEUM; NONHUMAN; SPAIN; SURVIVAL; THERMAL SPRING; WATER SAMPLING; WATER TEMPERATURE;

BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; CULTURE MEDIA; DNA, BACTERIAL; HEAT; HOT SPRINGS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MYCOBACTERIUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; WYOMING;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK;

MYCOBACTERIUM PARASCROFULACEUM;

EID: 34547728581     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.00353-07     Document Type: Article

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