Restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis of pcr-amplified nifh sequences from wetland plant rhizosphere communities

Environmental Technology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 883-889

  Chelius, M K ^a   Lepo, J E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioremediation; Ecosystem stress; Microbial diversity; Nitrogen cycle; Nitrogen fixation; RFLP

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOREMEDIATION; CESIUM COMPOUNDS; DNA; ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM; SOILS; WETLANDS;

COMMUNITY STRUCTURES; ECOSYSTEM STRESS; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; NITROGEN CYCLES; NITROGEN FIXING BACTERIA; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM ANALYSIS; RFLP; SPARTINA ALTERNIFLORA;

NITROGEN FIXATION;

ARTICLE; AZOTOBACTER VINELANDII; CENTRIFUGATION; ECOSYSTEM; GENE AMPLIFICATION; NITROGEN FIXATION; PLANT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; VIBRIO;

EID: 0032840483     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593332008616883     Document Type: Article

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