Terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism (T-RFLP): An emerging method for characterizing diversity among homologous populations of amplification products

Current Opinion in Microbiology

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 323-327

  Marsh, Terence L ^a  

^a Michigan State University ^*  (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ECOSYSTEM; GENE AMPLIFICATION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEIC ACID HYBRIDIZATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION GENETICS; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; REVIEW;

EID: 0033152351     PISSN: 13695274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1369-5274(99)80056-3     Document Type: Article

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