Molecular identification of bacteria from a coculture by denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis of 16S ribosomal DNA fragments as a tool for isolation in pure cultures

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 62, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 4210-4215

  Teske, Andreas ^a,c   Sigalevich, Pavel ^b   Cohen, Yehuda ^b   Muyzer, Gerard ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MARINE MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^c WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; RIBOSOME DNA;

ARCOBACTER; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; DESULFOVIBRIO; DNA SEQUENCE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POND;

ARCOBACTER; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DESULFOVIBRIO;

EID: 0029851898     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.62.11.4210-4215.1996     Document Type: Article

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