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Isoptericola hypogeus sp. nov., isolated from the Roman catacomb of Domitilla.
International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology - 1 Jul 2005
Groth Ingrid, Schumann Peter, Schütze Barbara, Gonzalez Juan M, Laiz Leonila, Saiz-Jimenez Cesareo, Stackebrandt Erko
Abstract excerpt
In order to clarify the taxonomic position of an actinobacterium from the Roman catacomb of Domitilla, a combination of phenotypic characterization, phylogenetic analysis based on the 16S rRNA gene sequence and DNA-DNA relatedness studies was used. The results from the polyphasic taxonomic study of this organism showed that strain HKI 0342(T) (=DSM 16849(T)=NCIMB 14033(T)) should be considered as the type strain...
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