Genomic insights into the taxonomic status of the three subspecies of Bacillus subtilis

Systematic and Applied Microbiology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 95-99

  Yi, Hana ^a,b   Chun, Jongsik ^c   Cha, Chang Jun ^d  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

^b Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^d Chung Ang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

ANI; Bacillus subtilis; Bacillus subtilis subsp. inaquosorum; Comparative genomics; Subtilin

Indexed keywords

SUBTILIN;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS INAQUOSORUM; BACILLUS SPIZIZENII; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIAL STRAIN; DNA DNA HYBRIDIZATION; GENETIC TRAIT; GENOME SIZE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBSPECIES; TAXONOMY;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

ANI; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS SUBSP. INAQUOSORUM; COMPARATIVE GENOMICS; SUBTILIN;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIOCINS; BIOSYNTHETIC PATHWAYS; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOME, BACTERIAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 84896702626     PISSN: 07232020     EISSN: 16180984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.syapm.2013.09.006     Document Type: Article

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