Article
Pelistega europaea gen. nov., sp. nov., a bacterium associated with respiratory disease in pigeons: taxonomic structure and phylogenetic allocation.
International journal of systematic bacteriology - 1 Apr 1998
Vandamme P, Segers P, Ryll M, Hommez J, Vancanneyt M, Coopman R, De Baere R, Van de Peer Y, Kersters K, De Wachter R, Hinz K H
Abstract excerpt
Twenty-four strains isolated mainly from infected respiratory tracts of pigeons were characterized by an integrated genotypic and phenotypic approach. An extensive biochemical examination using conventional tests and several API microtest systems indicated that all isolates formed a phenotypicall...
Topics
- Animals
- Bacterial Proteins
- Base Composition
- Base Sequence
- Bird Diseases
- Columbidae
- DNA, Bacterial
- Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel
- Fatty Acids
- Gram-Negative Bacteria
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Nucleic Acid Hybridization
- Phenotype