Analysis of mer gene subclasses within bacterial communities in soils and sediments resolved by fluorescent-PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism profiling

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 63, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 4914-4919

  Bruce, Kenneth D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; MERCURY; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; HOST RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; OPERON; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SEDIMENT; SOIL MICROFLORA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0030817782     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.63.12.4914-4919.1997     Document Type: Article

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