%0 Journal Article %A McMeekin, T. A. %T Ultraviolet Light Sensitivity as an Aid for the Identification of Gram-negative, Yellow-pigmented Rods %D 1977 %J Microbiology, %V 103 %N 1 %P 149-151 %@ 1465-2080 %R https://doi.org/10.1099/00221287-103-1-149 %I Microbiology Society, %X Gram-negative, yellow-pigmented rods with low mol % GC contents (% GC about 30 to 40) were more sensitive to ultraviolet light than those with high mol % GC contents (% GC about 60 to 70). This finding may be useful in identifying those Gram-negative, yellow-pigmented bacilli currently classified as Flavobacterium. %U https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/micro/10.1099/00221287-103-1-149