Rhodobacter johrii sp. nov., an endospore-producing cryptic species isolated from semi-arid tropical soils

International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology

Volumn 60, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 2099-2107

  Girija, K R ^a   Sasikala, Ch ^a   Ramana, Ch V ^b   Sproer C ^c   Takaichi, S ^d   Thiel, V ^e   Imhoff, J F ^e  

^a JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HYDERABAD   (India)

^c LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE DSMZ GERMAN COLLECTION OF MICROORGANISMS AND CELL CULTURES   (Germany)

^d NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^e GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL RNA; RNA 16S; BACTERIAL DNA; RIBOSOME DNA;

GENE SEQUENCE; NEW SPECIES; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RHODOBACTER; RHODOBACTER AZOTOFORMANS; RHODOBACTER JOHRII; RHODOBACTER MEGALOPHILUS; RHODOBACTER SPHAEROIDES; SOIL; BACTERIAL SPORE; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PLANT ROOT; SORGHUM;

DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; PLANT ROOTS; RHODOBACTER; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SORGHUM; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; RHODOBACTER; RHODOBACTER SPHAEROIDES 2.4.1; RHODOBACTERACEAE;

EID: 77956755299     PISSN: 14665026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/ijs.0.011718-0     Document Type: Review

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