A single procedure to recover DNA from the surface or inside aggregates and in various size fractions of soil suitable for PCR-based assays of bacterial communities

European Journal of Soil Biology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 89-97

  Ranjard, Lionel ^a   Poly, Franck ^a   Combrisson, Jérome ^a   Richaume, Agnès ^a   Nazaret, Sylvie ^a  

^a University of Lyon   (France)

Author keywords

Bacterial distribution; Bacterial DNA; PCR detection; Soil microenvironments

Indexed keywords

ASSAY; BACTERIUM; CELL DISRUPTION; DNA EXTRACTION; EXTRACTION; LIQUID NITROGEN; LYSOZYME; MICROENVIRONMENT; NITROGEN FIXATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEINASE K;

ACTINOBACTERIA; ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0032056295     PISSN: 11645563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1164-5563(99)90006-7     Document Type: Article

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