Phylogenetic probes for analyzing abundance and spatial organization of nitrifying bacteria

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 2156-2162

  Mobarry, Bruch K ^a   Wagner, Michael ^a   Urbain, Vincent ^b   Rittmann, Bruce E ^a   Stahl, David A ^a  

^a Northwestern University   (United States)

^b Ctr Intl Rech Sur l'Eau l'E   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL RNA; RIBOSOME RNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; DNA PROBE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; NITRIFICATION; NITROBACTER; NITROSOMONAS; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0030001221     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.62.6.2156-2162.1996     Document Type: Article

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