Exemplar DOI
10.1601/ex.1670
Strain Identifiers
stock 15 (=E24 =ATCC 30859)
stock 15
E24
ATCC 30859
Taxonomic Placements

Type Status
This is the type strain for Heckmann and Schmidt 1987 emend. Hahn et al. 2016 and (Heckmann and Schmidt 1987) Hahn et al. 2009.
16S gene
AM397067#{1-1499}
16S gene
X93019
Citation
When referring to this Abstract, please use its Digital Object Identifier.
Exemplar Abstract for stock 15 (=E24 =ATCC 30859). Retrieved . https://doi.org/10.1601/ex.1670.
Source File
The strain harboured by E. aediculatus str. ATCC 30859 differed in four positions from the previously determined sequence, X93019. The strain was also available from the Heckmann culture collection, University of Munster, Germany.
This information was last reviewed on June 19, 2020.

References

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