Detection of methanotrophs in groundwater by PCR

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 648-651

  Cheng, Y S ^a   Halsey, J L ^a   Fode, K A ^a   Remsen, C C ^a   Collins, M L P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; GROUND WATER; MESSENGER RNA; METHANE MONOOXYGENASE; PROTEIN;

BACTERIUM; DETECTION METHOD; GROUNDWATER; METHANOTROPH; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; GENE SEQUENCE; METHANOTROPHIC BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0033014631     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.65.2.648-651.1999     Document Type: Article

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