A Magnetospirillum strain WM-1 from a freshwater sediment with intracellular magnetosomes

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1489-1492

  Li, Wenbing ^a   Yu, Longjiang ^a   Zhou, Pengpeng ^a   Zhu, Min ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

16S rDNA; Improved isolated method; Magnetosome; Magnetotactic bacteria

Indexed keywords

DNA; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEDIMENTS; SEPARATION; STATISTICAL METHODS;

16S RDNA; IMPROVED ISOLATED METHODS; MAGNETOSOME; MAGNETOTACTIC BACTERIA;

BACTERIA;

ALPHAPROTEOBACTERIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MAGNETOSPIRILLUM; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 34548563753     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11274-007-9380-0     Document Type: Article

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