Identification key for coryneform bacteria derived by numerical taxonomic studies.
Six main groups were formed from a complete linkage dendrogram on 557 bacteria tested for 53 physiological features. The organisms were obtained from culture collections and included representatives of the following genera: Arthrobacter, Brevibacterium, Caseobacter, Cellulomonas, Corynebacterium, Curtobacterium, Micrococcus, Microbacterium, Mycobacterium, Nocardia, Oerskovia and Rhodococcus. The six groups were individually subjected to a numerical taxonomic analysis based on linkage maps, which resulted in a total of 33 subclusters. An identification key to determine the affiliation of the bacteria to the six main clusters and five group-specific schemes is presented. Reference strains are proposed for the 33 subclusters.
D000192:Actinomycetales / Q000032:analysis / Q000145:classification*; D001482:Base Composition; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D008040:Genetic Linkage; D010457:Peptidoglycan / Q000032:analysis; D010858:Pigmentation; D013029:Space-Time Clustering
D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D010457:Peptidoglycan