Analysis of β-subgroup proteobacterial ammonia oxidizer populations in soil by denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis analysis and hierarchical phylogenetic probing

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 64, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 2958-2965

  Stephen, John R ^a,b,c   Kowalchuk, George A ^c   Bruns, Mary Ann V ^a,d,e   McCaig, Allison E ^a   Phillips, Carol J ^a   Embley, T Martin ^b   Prosser, James I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^c NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

^d MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RNA 16S;

ARTICLE; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; NITROSOMONAS; NITROSOSPIRA; NONHUMAN; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE PROBE; PH; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOIL; SOIL MICROFLORA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BETAPROTEOBACTERIA; NITROSOMONAS; NITROSOSPIRA; PROTEOBACTERIA;

EID: 0031904158     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.64.8.2958-2965.1998     Document Type: Article

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