Problems in measuring bacterial diversity and a possible solution

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 62, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 4299-4301

  Watve, Milind G ^a   Gangal, Rajeev M ^a  

^a Life Research Foundation   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIODIVERSITY; BIOTYPOLOGY; ECOLOGY; NONHUMAN; SPECIES; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0029851982     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.62.11.4299-4301.1996     Document Type: Article

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