Genomic analysis of different Chlorobium strains by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis and ribotyping

International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 1177-1179

  Méndez Alvarez, Sebastián ^a   Esteve, Isabel ^a   Guerrero, Ricardo ^b   Gaju, Núria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; CHLOROBIUM; CHROMOSOME SIZE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RIBOTYPING; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHLOROBIUM;

EID: 0029820171     PISSN: 00207713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00207713-46-4-1177     Document Type: Article

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