Leucobacter chromiireducens sp. nov, and Leucobacter aridicollis sp. nov., two new species isolated from a chromium contaminated environment

Systematic and Applied Microbiology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 646-652

  Morais, Paula V ^a,b   Francisco, Romeu ^b   Branco, Rita ^b   Chung, Ana Paula ^b   Da Costa, Milton S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Chromium contaminated environment; Leucobacter aridicollis sp. nov.; Leucobacter chromiireducens sp. nov.

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL RNA; CHROMIUM; FATTY ACID; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; RNA 16S;

AEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DNA HYBRIDIZATION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENUS; LEUCOBACTER ARIDICOLLIS; LEUCOBACTER CHROMIIREDUCENS; LIPID COMPOSITION; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALT TOLERANCE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STRAIN IDENTIFICATION; WASTE WATER;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LEUCOBACTER; LEUCOBACTER ALBUS; LEUCOBACTER ARIDICOLLIS; LEUCOBACTER CHROMIIREDUCENS; LEUCOBACTER KOMAGATAE;

EID: 9944223730     PISSN: 07232020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/0723202042369983     Document Type: Article

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