Expanded phylogeny of myxobacteria and evidence for cultivation of the 'unculturables'

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 878-887

  Garcia, Ronald ^a   Gerth, Klaus ^b   Stadler, Marc ^c   Dogma, Irineo J ^d   Müller, Rolf ^a  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR INFECTION RESEARCH   (Germany)

^c InterMed Discovery GmbH   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS   (Philippines)

Author keywords

16S rDNA; Delta proteobacteria; Myxobacteria; Phylogeny; Sorangiineae; Unculturable

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; RIBOSOME DNA;

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MYXOCOCCALES; PHYLOGENY;

DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; MYXOCOCCALES; PHYLOGENY;

CYSTOBACTER; CYSTOBACTERINEAE; DELTAPROTEOBACTERIA; ENHYGROMYXA; HALIANGIUM; MYXOCOCCALES; PLESIOCYSTIS; POLYANGIUM CELLULOSUM; POLYANGIUM THAXTERI; POLYANGIUM VITELLINUM;

EID: 78049356036     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: 10959513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2010.08.028     Document Type: Article

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