The use of principle component analysis and MALDI-TOF MS for the differentiation of mineral forming <i>Virgibacillus</i> and <i>Bacillus</i> species isolated from sabkhas
Rim Abdel Samad, Zulfa Ali Al Disi, Mohammad Y. Ashfaq, Sara Mohiddin Wahib, Nabil Zouari
Abstract
strains and other related bacteria based on profiling of their synthesized proteins. Thus, larger populations of bacteria in mats can be easily screened for their potential to exhibit certain activities, which is of ecological, environmental and biotechnological significance.
Topics & Concepts
RibotypingDendrogramSabkhaBacteriaBiologyMicrobiologyMicrobiomeBioinformaticsBiochemistryGenetic diversityGeneticsPopulationGeneSedimentary depositional environmentGenotypeSociologyStructural basinPaleontologyDemographyBacterial Identification and Susceptibility TestingGenomics and Phylogenetic StudiesMicrobial Community Ecology and Physiology