Assessing the Suitability of a Molecularbiological Method to Characterise the Microbial Populations in Groundwater;Abschätzung der Eignung einer molekularbiologischen Methode zur Charakterisierung der Grundwasserbiozönose

Acta Hydrochimica et Hydrobiologica

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 250-255

  Kuhlmann, B ^a   Kilb, B ^a   Preuss G ^a  

^a Institut fur Wasserforschung GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis; DGGE; Diversity; DNA; Groundwater; PCR; Polymerase Chain Reaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 0008343384     PISSN: 03234320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1521-401x(200005)28:5<250::aid-aheh250>3.0.co;2-z     Document Type: Article

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