Virgibacillus xinjiangensis sp. nov., isolated from a Salt Lake of Xin-jiang province in China

Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 705-709

  Jeon, Che Ok ^a   Kim, Jeong Myeong ^a   Park, Dong Jin ^b   Xu, Li Hua ^c   Jiang, Cheng Lin ^c   Kim, Chang Jin ^b  

^a Chung Ang University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB)   (South Korea)

^c YUNNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Gram positive; Halotolerant; Virgibacillus xinjiangensis sp. nov.

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA; VIRGIBACILLUS; VIRGIBACILLUS MARISMORTUI;

EID: 75949103793     PISSN: 12258873     EISSN: 12258873     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12275-009-0107-9     Document Type: Article

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