Isolation of Laribacter hongkongensis from Little Egrets (Egretta garzetta) in Hangzhou, China

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 465-467

  Ni, X ^a   Sun, J ^a   Kong, Q ^a   Kong, F ^b   Brown, M ^b   Shen, L ^a   Cha, J ^a   Xiang, H ^a   Xu, H ^a   Jin, H ^a  

^a Hangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention   (China)

^b Western Sydney Area Health Service   (Australia)

Author keywords

16S rRNA gene sequencing; Faeces; Freshwater; Hangzhou china; Laribacter hongkongensis; Little egrets; Species identification

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; GENES; RNA;

16S RRNA GENE SEQUENCING; FECES; FRESH WATER; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENTS; HANGZHOU; HANGZHOU CHINA; HUMAN COMMUNITIES; LARIBACTE HONGKONGENSIS; LITTLE EGRET; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION;

WATER;

RNA 16S;

ADAPTIVE RADIATION; BACTERIUM; DIARRHEAL DISEASE; FECES; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HABITAT TYPE; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; WADER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIRD; CHINA; EGRETTA GARZETTA; GENE SEQUENCE; LARIBACTER HONGKONGENSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE;

CHINA; HANGZHOU; ZHEJIANG;

AVES; EGRETTA GARZETTA; LARIBACTER HONGKONGENSIS;

EID: 79953752753     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: 1472765X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765X.2011.03024.x     Document Type: Article

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