Terminal restriction fragment patterns (TRFPs), a rapid, PCR-based method for the comparison of complex bacterial communities

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 135-142

  Clement, Brian G ^a   Kehl, Lucia E ^a   DeBord, Kristin L ^a   Kitts, Christopher L ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

16S rRNA; Bacterial communities; PCR; Principal components analysis; Restriction analysis; TRFP

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL RNA; RIBOSOME DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM DETECTION; ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT;

EID: 0031882598     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-7012(97)00105-X     Document Type: Article

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