Diversity and depth-specific distribution of SAR11 cluster rRNA genes from marine planktonic bacteria

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 63-70

  Field, K G ^a   Gordon, D ^a   Wright, T ^a   Rappe M ^a   Urbach, E ^a   Vergin, K ^a   Giovannoni, S J ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA; RIBOSOME RNA;

ARTICLE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE CLUSTER; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PLANKTON;

EID: 0031027068     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.63.1.63-70.1997     Document Type: Article

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