Diversity of microorganisms isolated from amber

Microbial Ecology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 58-68

  Greenblatt, C L ^a   Davis, A ^b   Clement, B G ^b   Kitts, C L ^b   Cox, T ^b   Cano, R J ^b  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS SPHAERICUS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; MICROBIAL ECOLOGY; MICROSCOPY; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RIBOSOMAL RNA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

AMBER; CULTURE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MICROORGANISM;

BACILLUS SPHAERICUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS SUCCINUS;

EID: 0032766191     PISSN: 00953628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002489900153     Document Type: Article

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