Frequency of formation of chimeric molecules as a consequence of PCR coamplification of 16S rRNA genes from mixed bacterial genomes

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 63, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 4645-4650

  Wang, Grace C Y ^a   Wang, Yue ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTINOBACTERIA; ARTICLE; CHIMERA; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOME; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA ANALYSIS; RNA SEQUENCE; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); UNCULTURED ACTINOMYCETE;

EID: 0030844080     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.63.12.4645-4650.1997     Document Type: Article

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