Genotypic characterization of thermophilic bacilli : A study on new soil isolates and several reference strains

Research in Microbiology

Volumn 149, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 711-722

  Mora, D ^a   Fortina, M G ^a   Nicastro, G ^a   Parini, C ^a   Manachini, P L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

ARDRA ITS; DNA DNA homology; Identification; RAPD; RSA; Thermophilic Bacillus; ARDRA

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; RIBOSOME DNA;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CLASSIFICATION; DNA FINGERPRINTING; GENETICS; HEAT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; NUCLEIC ACID HYBRIDIZATION; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA; RESTRICTION MAPPING;

BACILLUS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; HEAT; NUCLEIC ACID HYBRIDIZATION; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA TECHNIQUE; RESTRICTION MAPPING; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 0032201591     PISSN: 09232508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0923-2508(99)80018-7     Document Type: Article

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