Isolation and characterization of Reyranella massiliensis gen. nov., sp. nov. from freshwater samples by using an amoeba co-culture procedure

International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology

Volumn 61, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 2151-2154

  Pagnier, Isabelle ^a   Raoult, Didier ^a   la Scola, Bernard ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RNA 16S;

ALPHAPROTEOBACTERIA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; COCULTURE; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; GENE SEQUENCE; MAGNETOSPIRILLUM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REYRANELLA MASSILIENSIS; RIVER; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; WATER SAMPLING;

AMOEBA; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; FRESH WATER; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; RHODOSPIRILLALES; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

ALPHAPROTEOBACTERIA; AMOEBA (GENUS); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MAGNETOSPIRILLUM; UNCULTURED ALPHA PROTEOBACTERIUM;

EID: 80054773675     PISSN: 14665026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/ijs.0.025775-0     Document Type: Article

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