Novel linear megaplasmid from brevibacterium sp. isolated from extreme environment

Journal of Basic Microbiology

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 280-284

  Dib, Julián Rafael ^a   Wagenknecht, Martin ^b   Hill, Russell T ^c   Farías, María Eugenia ^a   Meinhardt, Friedhelm ^b  

^a PLANTA PILOTO DE PROCESOS INDUSTRIALES MICROBIOLÓGICOS PROIMI CONICET   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BIOTECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Argentinean high altitude lakes; Brevibacterium; Linear plasmid; Terminal protein

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; RIBOSOME DNA; RNA 16S;

ANIMAL; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; BIRD; BREVIBACTERIUM; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA SEQUENCE; FECES; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PLASMID;

ANIMALS; ARGENTINA; BIRDS; BREVIBACTERIUM; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; FECES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; PLASMIDS; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

BREVIBACTERIUM; BREVIBACTERIUM SP.;

EID: 77954272888     PISSN: 0233111X     EISSN: 15214028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jobm.200900332     Document Type: Article

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