Sinorhizobium versus Ensifer: May a taxonomy subcommittee of the ICSP contradict the Judicial Commission?

International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology

Volumn 60, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1711-1713

  Young, J M ^a  

^a LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CHEMOTAXONOMY; ENSIFER; GENUS; GRAM NEGATIVE AEROBIC RODS AND COCCI; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NOMENCLATURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROKARYOTE; RHIZOBIUM; SINORHIZOBIUM;

SINORHIZOBIUM; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

AGROBACTERIUM; ENSIFER; PROKARYOTA; RHIZOBIUM; SINORHIZOBIUM;

EID: 77954639936     PISSN: 14665026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/ijs.0.025163-0     Document Type: Article

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