A computer-simulated restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis of bacterial small-subunit rRNA genes: Efficacy of selected tetrameric restriction enzymes for studies of microbial diversity in nature

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 62, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 2501-2507

  Moyer, Craig L ^a,b   Tiedje, James M ^b   Dobbs, Fred C ^c   Karl, David M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL RNA; RIBOSOME RNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BIODIVERSITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RNA GENE; RNA SEQUENCE; TAXONOMY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); OTUS;

EID: 0029902203     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.62.7.2501-2507.1996     Document Type: Article

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