Development and application of 16S rRNA-targeted probes for detection of iron- and manganese-oxidizing sheathed bacteria in environmental samples

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 644-651

  Siering, P L ^a   Ghiorse, W C ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IRON; MANGANESE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; DOT HYBRIDIZATION; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENE TARGETING; NONHUMAN; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE PROBE; RNA ANALYSIS; RNA SEQUENCE; SAMPLING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 0030901218     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.63.2.644-651.1997     Document Type: Article

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