Genotyping of heterotrophic bacteria from the central Baltic Sea by use of low-molecular-weight RNA profiles

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 1383-1390

  Höfle, Manfred G ^a   Brettar, Ingrid ^a,b,c  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR INFECTION RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL FLORA; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; ELECTROPHORESIS; GENOTYPE; NONHUMAN; SEA; TAXONOMY;

EID: 0029928881     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.62.4.1383-1390.1996     Document Type: Article

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