Interspecific, intraspecific and interoperonic variability in the 16S rRNA gene of methanogens revealed by length and single-strand conformation polymorphism analysis

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 164, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 403-410

  Daffonchio, Daniele ^a   De Biase, Andrea ^a   Rizzi, Aurora ^a   Sorlini, Claudia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

16S rDNA variable region; Identification; Interoperonic variability; Length variability; Methanogenic Archaea; Polymerase chain reaction single strand conformation polymorphism

Indexed keywords

RNA 16S;

ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; METHANOBACTERIUM; METHANOSARCINA; METHANOSARCINA BARKERI; NONHUMAN; OPERON; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM;

DNA, ARCHAEAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; EURYARCHAEOTA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE-STRANDED CONFORMATIONAL; RNA, ARCHAEAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; RRNA OPERON;

ARCHAEA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; METHANOBACTERIUM FORMICICUM; METHANOSAETA CONCILII; METHANOSARCINA BARKERI;

EID: 0032527842     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1097(98)00246-8     Document Type: Article

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