Genome sizes of Desulfovibrio desulfuricans, Desulfovibrio vulgaris, and Desulfobulbus propionicus estimated by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis of linearized chromosomal DNA

Current Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 337-339

  Devereux, Richard ^a   Willis, Stephanie G ^b,c   Hines, Mark E ^b,d  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^c SHRINERS HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA;

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CELL MIGRATION; DESULFOVIBRIO; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENERGY CONSERVATION; GENETIC ORGANIZATION; GENOME; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS;

DESULFOVIBRIO; DESULFOVIBRIO VULGARIS; DNA, BACTERIAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; GENOME, BACTERIAL; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DESULFOBULBUS PROPIONICUS; DESULFOVIBRIO; DESULFOVIBRIO DESULFURICANS; DESULFOVIBRIO VULGARIS;

EID: 0031007419     PISSN: 03438651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002849900192     Document Type: Article

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