Changes in bacterial species composition in enrichment cultures with various dilutions of inoculum as monitored by denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 64, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 5046-5048

  Jackson, Colin R ^a   Roden, Eric E ^a   Churchill, Perry F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIODIVERSITY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; NONHUMAN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0031768998     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.64.12.5046-5048.1998     Document Type: Article

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