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Comamonas composti sp. nov., isolated from food waste compost.
International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology - 1 Jan 2008
Young Chiu-Chung, Chou Jui-Hsing, Arun A B, Yen Wen-Shao, Sheu Shih-Yi, Shen Fo-Ting, Lai Wai-An, Rekha P D, Chen Wen-Ming
Abstract excerpt
A bacterial strain designated YY287(T), isolated from food waste compost, was investigated by polyphasic taxonomic approach. The cells were rod-shaped, Gram-negative, non-pigmented, non-spore-forming and non-fermentative. Phylogenetic analyses using the 16S rRNA gene sequence showed that the strain formed a monophyletic branch towards the periphery of the evolutionary radiation occupied by the genus Comamonas;...
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