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CONSUELO ESTEVE

Is AFLP Fingerprinting a True Alternative to the DNA-DNA Pairing Method To Assess Genospecies in the Genus Aeromonas?
Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997 47: 245. [PDF]  

E. C. BÖTTGER, P. KIRSCHNER, B. SPRINGER, and W. ZUMFT

Mycobacteria Degrading Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons
Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997 47: 247. [PDF]  

MATTERS RELATING TO THE INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE ON SYSTEMATIC BACTERIOLOGY:

S. T. WILLIAMS

International Committee on Systematic Bacteriology Subcommittee on the Taxonomy of Streptomycetaceae: Minutes of the Meeting, 4 July 1994, Postgraduate Medical and Pharmaceutical Institute, Prague, Czech Republic
Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997 47: 239. [PDF]  

DAVID P. LABEDA

Judicial Commission of the International Committee on Systematic Bacteriology VIIIth International Congress of Microbiology and Applied Bacteriology: Minutes of the Meetings, 17 and 22 August 1996, Jerusalem, Israel
Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997 47: 240. [PDF]  

Validation of the Publication of New Names and New Combinations Previously Effectively Published Outside the IJSB:List No. 60
Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997 47: 242. [PDF]  

Notification that New Names and New Combinations Have Appeared in Volume 46, No. 4, of the IJSB^a
Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997 47: 243-244. [PDF]  

ORIGINAL PAPERS RELATING TO SYSTEMATIC BACTERIOLOGY:

CLAUDIO VALSANGIACOMO, TIZIANO BALMELLI, and JEAN-CLAUDE PIFFARETTI

A Phylogenetic Analysis of Borrelia Burgdorferi Sensu Lato Based on Sequence Information from the hbb Gene, Coding for A Histone-Like Protein
Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997 47: 1-10. [Abstract] [PDF]  

MARC FORETZ, DANIÉLE POSTIC, and GUY BARANTON

Phylogenetic Analysis of Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Stricto by Arbitrarily Primed PCR and Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis
Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997 47: 11-18. [Abstract] [PDF]  

D. JAY GRIMES, CARL R. WOESE, MICHAEL T. MacDONELL, and RITA R. COLWELL

Systematic Study of the Genus Vogesella gen. nov. and Its Type Species, Vogesella indigofera comb. nov.
Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997 47: 19-27. [Abstract] [PDF]  

JENS J. CHRISTENSEN, ANNE M. WHITNEY, LUCIA M. TEIXEIRA, ARNOLD G. STEIGERWALT, RICHARD R. FACKLAM, BENT KORNER, and DON J. BRENNER

Aerococcus urinae: Intraspecies Genetic and Phenotypic Relatedness
Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997 47: 28-32. [Abstract] [PDF]  

KEVIN J. HACKETT, J. J. LIPA, G. E. GASPARICH, D. E. LYNN, M. KONAI, M. CAMP, and R. F. WHITCOMB

The Spiroplasma Motility Inhibition Test, a New Method for Determining Intraspecific Variation among Colorado Potato Beetle Spiroplasmas
Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997 47: 33-37. [Abstract] [PDF]  

MIZIED FALAH and RADHEY S. GUPTA

Phylogenetic Analysis of Mycoplasmas Based on Hsp70 Sequences: Cloning of the dnaK (hsp70) Gene Region of Mycoplasma capricolum
Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997 47: 38-45. [Abstract] [PDF]  

CRISTINA PASCUAL RAMOS, GEOFF FOSTER, and MATTHEW D. COLLINS

Phylogenetic Analysis of the Genus Actinomyces Based on 16S rRNA Gene Sequences: Description of Arcanobacterium phocae sp. nov., Arcanobacterium bernardiae comb. nov., and Arcanobacterium pyogenes comb. nov.
Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997 47: 46-53. [Abstract] [PDF]  

KATSUMI MORI, KOJI YAMAZAKI, TOMOHARU ISHIYAMA, MASAHIRO KATSUMATA, KAYO KOBAYASHI, YUJI KAWAI, NORIO INOUE, and HARUO SHINANO

Comparative Sequence Analyses of the Genes Coding for 16S rRNA of Lactobacillus casei-Related Taxa
Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997 47: 54-57. [Abstract] [PDF]  

MARTA CERDÀG-CUÉLLAR, RAMON A. ROSSELLÒ-MORA, JORDI LALUCAT, JOAN JOFRE, and ANICET BLANCH

Vibrio scophthalmi sp. nov., a New Species from Turbot (Scophthalmus maximus)
Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997 47: 58-61. [Abstract] [PDF]  

STEPHEN D. HOGG, ROBERT A. WHILEY, and JOHANNES J. DE SOET

Occurrence of Lipoteichoic Acid in Oral Streptococci
Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997 47: 62-66. [Abstract] [PDF]  

TOSHIHIKO UMEMOTO, FUTOSHI NAKAZAWA, ETSURO HOSHINO, KEIJI OKADA, MASAHITO FUKUNAGA, and ISAMU NAMIKAWA

Treponema medium sp. nov., Isolated from Human Subgingival Dental Plaque
Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997 47: 67-72. [Abstract] [PDF]  

KUNIO IHARA, SATOSHI WATANABE, and TAKESHI TAMURA

Haloarcula argentinensis sp. nov. and Haloarcula mukohataei sp. nov., Two New Extremely Halophilic Archaea Collected in Argentina
Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997 47: 73-77. [Abstract] [PDF]  

PATRICIA CARLE, ROBERT F. WHITCOMB, KEVIN J. HACKETT, JOSEPH G. TULLY, DAVID L. ROSE, JOSEPH M. BOVE, ROBERTA B. HENEGAR, MEGHNAD KONAI, and DAVID L. WILLIAMSON

Spiroplasma diabroticae sp. nov., from the Southern Corn Rootworm Beetle, Diabrotica undecimpunctata (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)
Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997 47: 78-80. [Abstract] [PDF]  

P. VANDAMME, L. A. DEVRIESE, B. POT, K. KERSTERS, and P. MELIN

Streptococcus difficile Is a Nonhemolytic Group B, Type Ib Streptococcus
Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997 47: 81-85. [Abstract] [PDF]  

K.-H. SCHRÖDER, L. NAUMANN, R. M. KROPPENSTEDT, and U. REISCHL

Mycobacterium hassiacum sp. nov., a New Rapidly Growing Thermophilic Mycobacterium
Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997 47: 86-91. [Abstract] [PDF]  

GUIDO FUNKE, CRISTINA PASCUAL RAMOS, and MATTHEW D. COLLINS

Corynebacterium coyleae sp. nov., Isolated from Human Clinical Specimens
Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997 47: 92-96. [Abstract] [PDF]  

TOMOHIKO TAMURA, MASAYUKI HAYAKAWA, and KAZUNORI HATANO

A New Genus of the Order Actinomycetales, Spirilliplanes gen. nov., with Description of Spirilliplanes yamanashiensis sp. nov.
Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997 47: 97-102. [Abstract] [PDF]  

MICHELLE L. MORRIS, R. H. ANDREWS, and A. H. ROGERS

Investigations of the Taxonomy and Systematics of Fusobacterium nucleatum Using Allozyme Electrophoresis
Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997 47: 103-110. [Abstract] [PDF]  

JUNG-HOON YOON, SUNG TAIK LEE, SAM-BONG KIM, WON YONG KIM, MICHAEL GOODFELLOW, and YONG-HA PARK

Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Analysis of PCR-Amplified 16S Ribosomal DNA for Rapid Identification of Saccharomonospora Strains
Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997 47: 111-114. [Abstract] [PDF]  

ANGELI KODJO, YVES RICHARD, and TONE TØNJUM

Moraxella boevrei sp. nov., a New Moraxella Species Found in Goats
Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997 47: 115-121. [Abstract] [PDF]  

SANDRA TENREIRO, M. FERNANDA NOBRE, FRED A. RAINEY, CARLA MIGUEL, and MILTON S. DA COSTA

Thermonema rossianum sp. nov., a New Thermophilic and Slightly Halophilic Species from Saline Hot Springs in Naples, Italy
Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997 47: 122-126. [Abstract] [PDF]  

JONGSIK CHUN, LINDA L. BLACKALL, SA-OUK KANG, YUNG CHIL HAH, and MICHAEL GOODFELLOW

A Proposal To Reclassify Nocardia pinensis Blackall et al. as Skermania piniformis gen. nov., comb. nov.
Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997 47: 127-131. [Abstract] [PDF]  

MARGARITA GINARD, JORGE LALUCAT, BURKHARD TÜMMLER, and UTE RÖMLING

Genome Organization of Pseudomonas stutzeri and Resulting Taxonomic and Evolutionary Considerations
Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997 47: 132-143. [Abstract] [PDF]  

T. N. ZHILINA, G. A. ZAVARZIN, F. A. RAINEY, E. N. PIKUTA, G. A. OSIPOV, and N. A. KOSTRIKINA

Desulfonatronovibrio hydrogenovorans gen. nov., sp. nov., an Alkaliphilic, Sulfate-Reducing Bacterium
Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997 47: 144-149. [Abstract] [PDF]  

GAVIN N. REES, BHARAT K. C. PATEL, GINO S. GRASSIA, and ALAN J. SHEEHY

Anaerobaculum thermoterrenum gen. nov., sp. nov., a Novel, Thermophilic Bacterium Which Ferments Citrate
Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997 47: 150-154. [Abstract] [PDF]  

N. O. van GYLSWYK, H. HIPPE, and F. A. RAINEY

Schwartzia succinivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., Another Ruminal Bacterium Utilizing Succinate as the Sole Energy Source
Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997 47: 155-159. [Abstract] [PDF]  

M. DRANCOURT, C. BOLLET, and D. RAOULT

Stenotrophomonas africana sp. nov., an Opportunistic Human Pathogen in Africa
Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997 47: 160-163. [Abstract] [PDF]  

E. WILDE, M. D. COLLINS, and H. HIPPE

Clostridium pascui sp. nov., a New Glutamate-Fermenting Sporeformer from a Pasture in Pakistan
Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997 47: 164-170. [Abstract] [PDF]  

PIERRE-YVES MOALIC, ISABELLE KEMPF, FABIENNE GESBERT, and FRÉDÉRIC LAIGRET

Identification of Two Pathogenic Avian Mycoplasmas as Strains of Mycoplasma pullorum
Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997 47: 171-174. [Abstract] [PDF]  

B.-K. CHOI, H. NATTERMANN, S. GRUND, W. HAIDER, and U. B. GÖBEL

Spirochetes from Digital Dermatitis Lesions in Cattle Are Closely Related to Treponemes Associated with Human Periodontitis
Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997 47: 175-181. [Abstract] [PDF]  

KINYA UCHIDA and AKIO SEINO

Intra- and Intergeneric Relationships of Various Actinomycete Strains Based on the Acyl Types of the Muramyl Residue in Cell Wall Peptidoglycans Examined in a Glycolate Test
Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997 47: 182-190. [Abstract] [PDF]  

DAVID L. BALKWILL, GWENDOLYN R. DRAKE, ROBERT H. REEVES, JAMES K. FREDRICKSON, DAVID C. WHITE, DAVID B. RINGELBERG, DARRELL P. CHANDLER, MARGARET F. ROMINE, DAVID W. KENNEDY, and CHRISTINA M. SPADONI

Taxonomic Study of Aromatic-Degrading Bacteria from Deep-Terrestrial-Subsurface Sediments and Description of Sphingomonas aromaticivorans sp. nov., Sphingomonas subterranea sp. nov., and Sphingomonas stygia sp. nov.
Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997 47: 191-201. [Abstract] [PDF]  

T. HAIN, N. WARD-RAINEY, R. M. KROPPENSTEDT, E. STACKEBRANDT, and F. A. RAINEY

Discrimination of Streptomyces albidoflavus Strains Based on the Size and Number of 16S-23S Ribosomal DNA Intergenic Spacers
Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997 47: 202-206. [Abstract] [PDF]  

WILLIAM A. WILLIAMS, JOHN H. LOBOS, and WILLIAM E. CHEETHAM

Notes; A Phylogenetic Analysis of Aerobic Polychlorinated Biphenyl-Degrading Bacteria
Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997 47: 207-210. [Abstract] [PDF]  

L. I. SLY, MARIAN M. CAHILL, K. MAJEED, and G. JONES

Reassessment of the Phylogenetic Position of Caulobacter subvibrioides
Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997 47: 211-213. [Abstract] [PDF]  

KAREN E. RIPPERE, JOHN L. JOHNSON, and ALLAN A. YOUSTEN

DNA Similarities among Mosquito-Pathogenic and Nonpathogenic Strains of Bacillus sphaericus
Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997 47: 214-216. [Abstract] [PDF]  

AKIRA HIRAISHI

Transfer of the Bacteriochlorophyll b-Containing Phototrophic Bacteria Rhodopseudomonas viridis and Rhodopseudomonas sulfoviridis to the Genus Blastochloris gen. nov.
Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997 47: 217-219. [Abstract] [PDF]  

YASUYOSHI NAKAGAWA, KOEI HAMANA, TAKESHI SAKANE, and KAZUHIDE YAMASATO

Reclassification of Cytophaga aprica (Lewin 1969) Reichenbach 1989 in Flammeovirga gen. nov. as Flammeovirga aprica comb. nov. and of Cytophaga diffluens (ex Stanier 1940; emend. Lewin 1969) Reichenbach 1989 in Persicobacter gen. nov. as Persicobacter diffluens comb. nov.
Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997 47: 220-223. [Abstract] [PDF]  

SANDRINE JAGOUEIX, JOSEPH M. BOVE, and MONIQUE GARNIER

Comparison of the 16S/23S Ribosomal Intergenic Regions of "Candidatus Liberobacter asiaticum" and "Candidatus Liberobacter africanum," the Two Species Associated with Citrus Huanglongbing (Greening) Disease
Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997 47: 224-227. [Abstract] [PDF]  

F.-P. HU, J. M. YOUNG, D. E. STEAD, and M. GOTO

Transfer of Pseudomonas cissicola (Takimoto 1939) Burkholder 1948 to the Genus Xanthomonas
Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997 47: 228-230. [Abstract] [PDF]  

A. OREN, M. KAMEKURA, and A. VENTOSA

Confirmation of Strain VKM B-1733 as the Type Strain of Halorubrum distributum
Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997 47: 231-232. [Abstract] [PDF]  

A. OREN, A. VENTOSA, and W. D. GRANT

Proposed Minimal Standards for Description of New Taxa in the Order Halobacteriales
Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997 47: 233-238. [Abstract] [PDF]  

ERRATA:

OSAMU SHIDA, HIROAKI TAKAGI, KIYOSHI KADOWAKI, and KAZUO KOMAGATA

Proposal for Two New Genera, Brevibacillus gen. nov. and Aneurinibacillus gen. nov.
Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997 47: 248. [PDF]  

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