Molecular diversity of soil and marine 16S rRNA gene sequences related to β-subgroup ammonia-oxidizing bacteria

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 62, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 4147-4154

  Stephen, John R ^a,b   McCaig, Allison E ^b   Smith, Zena ^b   Prosser, Jim I ^b   Embley, T Martin ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; RNA 16S;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE CLUSTER; GENE LIBRARY; GENE SEQUENCE; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SAMPLE; SEDIMENT; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BETAPROTEOBACTERIA; NITROSOMONADALES; NITROSOMONAS; NITROSOSPIRA;

EID: 0029805297     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.62.11.4147-4154.1996     Document Type: Article

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