Genotypic diversity and typing of cyanobacterial strains of the genus Arthrospira by very sensitive total DNA restriction profile analysis

Research in Microbiology

Volumn 148, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 605-611

  Viti, C ^a   Ventura, S ^a   Lotti, F ^a   Capolino, E ^a   Tomaselli, L ^a   Giovannetti, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arthrospira maxima; Arthrospira platensis; Cyanobacteria; DNA; Genotypic diversity; Strain typing; Taxonomy; Total DNA restriction profile analysis; UPGMA

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYANOBACTERIUM; ELECTROPHORESIS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION MAPPING; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TAXONOMY;

EID: 0030866714     PISSN: 09232508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0923-2508(97)88084-9     Document Type: Article

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