Identification of bacteria contaminating pulp and a paper machine in a Canadian paper mill.
Over 100 bacteria from pulp and slime samples in a Canadian paper mill were identified by partial sequencing of their 16S rDNAs. Seventy-one percent of the isolates could be assigned to a bacterial genus with a high level of confidence. Another 12% exhibited at least 95% similarity within their 16S rDNA sequence with unidentified organisms that originate from warm or wet environments. Pseudomonas, Bacillus, and Pseudoxanthomonas isolates were represented at a relatively high proportion in both pulp and slime samples. This is the first time that Pseudoxanthomonas strains have been isolated from pulp and slime samples on a paper machine.
Desjardins
Elyse
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Centre d'Etude et de Valorisation de la Diversité Microbienne, Département de Biologie, Université de Sherbrooke, J1K 2R1, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada.
Beaulieu
Carole
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D001419:Bacteria / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002170:Canada; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics; D007221:Industry; D010209:Paper; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics
D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S