Identification of phototrophic sulfur bacteria through the analysis of ImwRNA band patterns

Archives of Microbiology

Volumn 170, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 269-278

  Casamayor, Emilio O ^a,b   Calderón Paz, Juan I ^b   Mas, Jordi ^a   Pedrós Alió, Carlos ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

5S RNA; Chromatiaceae; Identification; ImwRNA; Phototrophic sulfur bacteria; Taxonomic relationships; TRNA

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME RNA; TRANSFER RNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA ANALYSIS; RNA FINGERPRINTING; SULFUR BACTERIUM; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0031686639     PISSN: 03028933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002030050642     Document Type: Article

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