A molecular approach to search for diversity among bacteria in the environment

Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 17, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 159-169

  Rheims, H ^a   Rainey, F A ^a   Stackebrandt, E ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE DSMZ GERMAN COLLECTION OF MICROORGANISMS AND CELL CULTURES   (Germany)

Author keywords

16S rDNA; Gene library; Molecular ecology; Oligonucleotide probes; Phylogeny; Uncultured organisms

Indexed keywords

OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; RIBOSOME DNA; RNA 16S;

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; DNA PROBE; ECOLOGY; EVOLUTION; GENE LIBRARY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY;

EID: 0030483155     PISSN: 13675435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf01574689     Document Type: Article

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