Evaluation of denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis in the detection of 16S rDNA sequence variation in rhizobia and methanotrophs

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 279-285

  Vallaeys, Tatiana ^a   Topp, Edward ^b   Muyzer, Gerard ^c   MacHeret, Valérie ^a   Laguerre, Gisèle ^a   Rigaud, Annabel ^a   Soulas, Guy ^a  

^a Lab de Microbiologie des Sols   (France)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MARINE MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA;

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; DNA POLYMORPHISM; EVALUATION AND FOLLOW UP; GENETIC VARIABILITY; METHANOBACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHIZOBIUM;

EID: 0030698675     PISSN: 01686496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-6496(97)00069-X     Document Type: Article

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