Broad-scale analysis of soil microbial community DNA from upland grasslands

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, International Journal of General and Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 9-14

  Clegg, Christopher D ^a   Ritz, Karl ^a   Griffiths, Bryan S ^a  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community structure; Genetic diversity; Microorganisms; Soil community DNA; Upland grassland

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; CYTOSINE; GUANINE;

AGRICULTURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DNA BASE COMPOSITION; DNA DENATURATION; DNA DETERMINATION; ECOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL MICROFLORA; UNITED KINGDOM;

BASE COMPOSITION; CYTOSINE; DNA, BACTERIAL; ECOSYSTEM; GREAT BRITAIN; GUANINE; HEAT; NUCLEIC ACID DENATURATION; NUCLEIC ACID HYBRIDIZATION; POACEAE; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 0031959005     PISSN: 00036072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1000545804190     Document Type: Conference Paper

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