Nucleic acid analytical approaches in bioremediation: site assessment and characterization

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 165-178

  Stapleton, Raymond D ^a   Ripp, Steven ^a   Jimenez, Luis ^a   Cheol Koh, Sung ^a   Fleming, James T ^a   Gregory, Igrid R ^a   Sayler, Gary S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioremediation; DNA hybridization; Microbiology; Molecular diagnostics

Indexed keywords

CHLORINATED HYDROCARBON; ETHYLBENZENE; MESSENGER RNA; NAPHTHALENE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PETROLEUM; RIBOSOME RNA; TETRACHLOROETHYLENE; TRICHLOROETHYLENE; XYLENE;

BIODEGRADATION; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; NUCLEIC ACID ANALYSIS; POLLUTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOIL TREATMENT;

EID: 0031803557     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-7012(98)00021-9     Document Type: Article

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