Investigation of actinomycete diversity in the tropical rainforests of Singapore

Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 178-187

  Wang, Y ^a   Zhang, Z S ^a   Ruan, J S ^a   Wang, Y M ^a   Ali, S M ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Actinomycete diversity; Phylogeny; rRNA; Tropical rainforest

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA;

ACTINOBACTERIA; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; DNA SEQUENCE; FOREST; ISOLATION PROCEDURE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; SINGAPORE; SOIL POLLUTION; TAXONOMY; UNINDEXED SEQUENCE;

ACTINOMADURA; ACTINOPLANES; MICROMONOSPORA; NOCARDIA; NONOMURIA; STREPTOMYCES; STREPTOSPORANGIUM;

EID: 0032711178     PISSN: 13675435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jim.2900723     Document Type: Article

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