Correction: Second correction for Wertz et al., "Genomic and physiological characterization of the Verrucomicrobia isolate Geminisphaera colitermitum gen. nov., sp. nov., reveals microaerophily and nitrogen fixation genes" [Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 78, 5, (2012) (1544-1555)] DOI: 10.1128/AEM.06466-11;Genomic and physiological characterization of the Verrucomicrobia isolate Diplosphaera colitermitum gen. nov., sp. nov., reveals microaerophily and nitrogen fixation genes

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1544-1555

  Wertz, John T ^a   Kim, Eunji ^a   Breznak, John A ^b   Schmidt, Thomas M ^b   Rodrigues, Jorge L M ^c  

^a CALVIN COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Michigan State University ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERIZATION; NITROGEN FIXATION; PHYSIOLOGY; RNA;

16S RRNA GENE; 16S RRNA GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC POTENTIAL; GUT MICROBIOTA; HIGH AFFINITY; MONO- AND DISACCHARIDES; NITROGEN FIXATION GENES; SUBSTRATE UTILIZATION;

GENES;

BACTERIUM; CELLULOSE; GENOMICS; GROWTH RATE; NEW GENUS; NEW SPECIES; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; TERMITE;

ISOPTERA; OPITUTUS; RETICULITERMES FLAVIPES; VERRUCOMICROBIA;

EID: 84857097631     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.00952-18     Document Type: Erratum

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