Amplification of bacterial DNA bound on clay minerals by the random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) technique

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 251-260

  Vettori, C ^a   Paffetti, D ^a   Pietramellara, G ^a   Stotzky, G ^b   Gallori, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Clay DNA complex; Environmental DNA; RAPD

Indexed keywords

DNA POLYMERASE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CLAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA BINDING; ENZYME INHIBITION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0030218539     PISSN: 01686496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0168-6496(96)00036-0     Document Type: Article

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