Quantitative detection of Sphingomonas chlorophenolica in soil via competitive polymerase chain reaction

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 463-471

  Van Elsas, J D ^a   Rosado, A S ^b   Wolters, A C ^a   Moore, E ^c   Karlson, U ^d  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR INFECTION RESEARCH   (Germany)

^d NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHAINS; DNA; ELECTROPHORESIS; GENES; HERBICIDES; OLIGONUCLEOTIDES; PHENOLS; SOIL POLLUTION; SOILS;

16S RIBOSOMAL RNA; COMPETITIVE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; DETECTION SYSTEM; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; GENOMIC DNA; HYBRIDISATION; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE PROBES; QUANTITATIVE DETECTION; RNA GENE SEQUENCES; SPHINGOMONAS;

POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

BACTERIAL DNA; PENTACHLOROPHENOL; RIBOSOME RNA; RNA 16S;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE CASSETTE; GENE SEQUENCE; INOCULATION; NONHUMAN; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE PROBE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA GENE; SOIL MICROFLORA; SOIL POLLUTION; SPHINGOMONAS;

PAENIBACILLUS AZOTOFIXANS; SPHINGOMONAS CHLOROPHENOLICA;

EID: 0031661508     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.1998.853509.x     Document Type: Article

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