Distribution of a Novel Gram Negative, Capsule-Forming Bacterium
Description:
A novel Gram negative, capsule-forming bacterium was previously isolated in Dr. G. Roland Vela's laboratory. The distribution of this bacterium in soils from various locations was investigated.
Soil samples from 188 locations around the world were examined. Isolates of the bacterium were obtained from 50 of these soils, with 48 of the isolates found in soils from the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. This suggests that this region is the natural habitat of the bacterium. The other…
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Date:
December 1997
Creator:
Hughes, Roxana Bejarano
Partner:
UNT Libraries