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Analysis of Chromobacterium sp. natural isolates from different Brazilian ecosystems.
BMC microbiology - 21 Jun 2007
Lima-Bittencourt Cláudia I, Astolfi-Filho Spartaco, Chartone-Souza Edmar, Santos Fabrício R, Nascimento Andréa M A
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BACKGROUND: Chromobacterium violaceum is a free-living bacterium able to survive under diverse environmental conditions. In this study we evaluate the genetic and physiological diversity of Chromobacterium sp. isolates from three Brazilian ecosystems: Brazilian Savannah (Cerrado), Atlantic Rain Forest and Amazon Rain Forest. We have analyzed the diversity with molecular approaches (16S rRNA gene sequences and...
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