Evaluation of the resolving power of three different DNA fingerprinting methods to discriminate among isolates of a natural Rhizobium meliloti population

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 477-484

  Niemann, S ^a,c   Puhler A ^a   Tichy, H V ^b   Simon, R ^b   Selbitschka, W ^a  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b T V Energie und Umwelt GmbH   (Germany)

^c RESEARCH CENTER BORSTEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

AUTOMATED EVALUATION; BACTERIAL POPULATION; CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM; COMPARATIVES STUDIES; DNA FINGERPRINTING; FINGERPRINT METHOD; FINGERPRINT PATTERN; FINGERPRINTING METHODS; INSERTION SEQUENCES; PHYLOGENETIC RELATIONSHIPS;

DIGITAL STORAGE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA FINGERPRINTING; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI;

EID: 0030904848     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.1997.00141.x     Document Type: Article

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