Article
Flavobacterium koreense sp. nov., Flavobacterium chungnamense sp. nov., and Flavobacterium cheonanense sp. nov., isolated from a freshwater reservoir.
Journal of microbiology (Seoul, Korea) - 1 Jun 2011
Lee Siwon, Weon Hang-Yeon, Kim Soo-Jin, Ahn Tae-Young
Abstract excerpt
Taxonomic studies were performed on three strains isolated from Cheonho reservoir in Cheonan, Korea. The isolates were Gram-negative, aerobic, rod-shaped, non-motile, catalase-positive, and oxidase-positive. Colonies on solid media were cream-yellow, smooth, shiny, and circular. Phylogenetic analysis of the 16S rRNA gene sequences revealed that these strains belong to the genus Flavobacterium. The strains shared...
Topics
- Bacterial Typing Techniques
- Base Composition
- DNA, Bacterial
- Fatty Acids
- Flavobacterium
- Fresh Water
- Genotype
- Nucleic Acid Hybridization
- Phenotype
- Phylogeny
- Republic of Korea
