Acid extraction of tritium label from bacterial DNA in clay sediment

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-4

  Garet, M J ^a   Moriarty, D J W ^b  

^a IFREMER   (France)

^b Aquatic Biomanagement Systems   (Australia)

Author keywords

bacterial production; clay sediments; DNA extraction; tritiated thymidine

Indexed keywords

DNA; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; RADIOISOTOPE; THYMIDINE; TRITIUM;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CLAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRACTION; FILTRATION; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT;

EID: 0029970987     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0167-7012(95)00071-2     Document Type: Article

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