Rapid and direct method for extraction of RNA from soil

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 29, Issue 11-12, 1997, Pages 1621-1624

  Borneman, James ^a   Triplett, Eric W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXTRACTION METHOD; RNA; SOIL EXTRACT;

EID: 0031470882     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(97)00084-9     Document Type: Article

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