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.
BridgesB. A.1976; Survival of bacteria following exposure to ultraviolet and ionizing radiations. Symposia of the Society for General Microbiology 26:183–208
HaynesR. H.1964; Molecular localisation of radiation damage relevant to bacterial inactivation. In Physical Processes in Radiation Biology pp. 51–72 Edited by
AugensteinL.,
MasonR.,
RosenbergB.
New York and London: Academic Press;
HorsleyR. W.1973; The bacterial flora of the Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) in relation to its environment. Journal of Applied Bacteriology 36:377–386
LundB. M.1969; Properties of some pectolytic, yellow pigmented, Gram negative bacteria isolated from fresh cauliflowers. Journal of Applied Bacteriology 32:60–67
McMeekinT. A.,
PattersonJ. T.,
MurrayJ. G.1971; An initial approach to the taxonomy of some Gram negative, yellow pigmented rods. Journal of Applied Bacteriology 34:699–716
McMeekinT. A.,
StewartD. B.,
MurrayJ. G.1972; The Adansonian taxonomy and the deoxyribonucleic acid base composition of some Gram negative, yellow pigmented rods. Journal of Applied Bacteriology 35:129–137
WeeksO. B.1974; Flavobacterium Bergey et al. 1923. In Bergey’s Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 8th edn.. Edited by
BuchananR. E.,
GibbonsN. E.
Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins;