Phylogenetic diversity of natural populations of ammonia oxidizers investigated by specific PCR amplification

Microbial Ecology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 87-96

  Ward, B B ^a   Voytek, M A ^a   Witzel, K P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NITROSOMONADALES; NITROSOMONAS; NITROSOMONAS EUROPAEA; NITROSOMONAS SP.; PROTEOBACTERIA;

EID: 0030942414     PISSN: 00953628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002489900011     Document Type: Article

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