Contribution to phenotypic and genotypic characterization of Bacillus licheniformis and description of new genomovars.

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Contribution to phenotypic and genotypic characterization of Bacillus licheniformis and description of new genomovars.

Systematic and applied microbiology - 1 Dec 1998

Manachini P L, Fortina M G, Levati L, Parini C

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A study of phenotypic and genotypic characteristics was carried out on 182 strains isolated from soil of different geographical areas; the type strains were B. licheniformis, B. subtilis, B. pumilus, B. cereus and B. coagulans. The results showed, primarily on the basis of phenotypic features, th...

Topics

Bacillus
Bacillus cereus
Bacillus subtilis
Carbohydrate Metabolism
DNA, Bacterial
Genotype
Phenotype
Plasmids
Polymerase Chain Reaction
RNA, Bacterial
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S
Soil Microbiology
Species Specificity

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