Article
Isolation and phylogenetic diversity of members of previously uncultivated epsilon-Proteobacteria in deep-sea hydrothermal fields.
FEMS microbiology letters - 21 Jan 2003
Takai Ken, Inagaki Fumio, Nakagawa Satoshi, Hirayama Hisako, Nunoura Takuro, Sako Yoshihiko, Nealson Kenneth H, Horikoshi Koki
Abstract excerpt
We report the successful cultivation and partial characterization of novel members of epsilon-Proteobacteria, which have long been recognized solely as genetic signatures of small subunit ribosomal RNA genes (rDNA) from a variety of habitats occurring in deep-sea hydrothermal fields. A newly designed microhabitat designated 'in situ colonization system' was used for enrichment. Based on phylogenetic analysis of...
Topics
- DNA, Bacterial
- Environment
- Epsilonproteobacteria
- Genetic Variation
- Microbiological Techniques
- Oceans and Seas
- Phylogeny
- RNA, Ribosomal, 16S
- Water Microbiology