Phylogenetic analysis of an anaerobic, trichlorobenzene-transforming microbial consortium

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 283-286

  Von Wintzingerode, Friedrich ^a   Selent, Burkhard ^b   Hegemann, Werner ^b   Göbel, Ulf B ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCARBON; RIBOSOME RNA; SOLVENT; TRICHLOROBENZENE;

ARTICLE; DOT HYBRIDIZATION; EURYARCHAEOTA; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; UNINDEXED SEQUENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DEHALOBACTER; EURYARCHAEOTA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0032960491     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.65.1.283-286.1999     Document Type: Article

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