Biodiversity of an Acinetobacter population isolated from activated sludge

Research in Microbiology

Volumn 149, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 665-673

  Barberio, C ^a   Fani, R ^a  

^a Dipto di Biol Animale e Genetica   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acinetobacter; ARDRA; Biodegradation; Molecular fingerprinting; RAPD; Sludge; Intraspecific variability

Indexed keywords

ACTINOBACTERIA; ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BIODIVERSITY; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACINETOBACTER; ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); UNCULTURED ACTINOMYCETE;

EID: 0032184027     PISSN: 09232508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0923-2508(99)80014-X     Document Type: Article

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