Insights into the Geobacillus stearothermophilus species based on phylogenomic principles

BMC Microbiology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2017, Pages

  Burgess, S A ^a   Flint, S H ^a   Lindsay, D ^b   Cox, M P ^a   Biggs, P J ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b FONTERRA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Comparative genomics; Dairy; Geobacillus; Thermophile

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; DAIRY PRODUCT; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOME ANALYSIS; GENOME SIZE; GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; LACTOSE OPERON; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENOMICS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SPECIES COMPARISON; WHOLE GENOME SEQUENCING; ANIMAL; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FOOD CONTROL; GENETICS; GENOMICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MILK; PHYLOGENY; PROCEDURES;

ANIMALS; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; GENOME, BACTERIAL; GENOMICS; GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; MILK; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 85021378190     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12866-017-1047-x     Document Type: Article

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