A commensal symbiotic interrelationship for the growth of Symbiobacterium toebii with its partner bacterium, Geobacillus toebii

BMC Research Notes

Volumn 4, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Kim, Kwang ^a   Kim, Joong Jae ^a,e   Masui, Ryoji ^a,d   Kuramitsu, Seiki ^a,d   Sung, Moon Hee ^b,c  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Bioleaders Corporation   (South Korea)

^c Kookmin University   (South Korea)

^d RIKEN SPring 8 Center   (Japan)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bacterial symbiosis; Commensalism; Geobacillus toebii; Growth supporting factor; Symbiobacterium toebii

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GEOBACILLUS; GEOBACILLUS TOEBII; SYMBIOBACTERIUM; SYMBIOBACTERIUM TOEBII;

EID: 80054817403     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17560500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1756-0500-4-437     Document Type: Article

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