Development of a direct in situ PCR method for detection of specific bacteria in natural environments

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1536-1540

  Tani, Katsuji ^a   Kurokawa, Ken ^a   Nasu, Masao ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 HYDROXY 3 NAPHTHOIC ACID 2' PHENYLANILIDE PHOSPHATE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; BACTERIAL DNA; DEOXYURIDINE TRIPHOSPHATE DERIVATIVE; DIGOXIGENIN; FLUORESCENT DYE; REAGENT; RIBOSOME DNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BACTERIA; DETECTION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLUORESCENCE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WATER POLLUTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0031958235     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.64.4.1536-1540.1998     Document Type: Article

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