Nucleic acid (DNA, RNA) quantification and RNA/DNA ratio determination in marine sediments: Comparison of spectrophotometric, fluorometric, and high-performance liquid chromatography methods and estimation of detrital DNA

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 64, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 3238-3245

  Dell'anno, A ^a   Fabiano, M ^b   Duineveld, G C A ^c   Kok, A ^c   Danovaro, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^c ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 [5 (4 METHYL 1 PIPERAZINYL)[2,5' BI 1H BENZIMIDAZOL] 2' YL]PHENOL; DIPHENYLAMINE; DNA; FLUOROCHROME; NUCLEIC ACID; RNA; THIAZOLE ORANGE;

ARTICLE; FLUOROMETRY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; SEDIMENT; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

METAZOA;

EID: 0031687910     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.64.9.3238-3245.1998     Document Type: Article

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