Isoprenoid quinones as biomarkers of microbial populations in the environment

Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 449-460

  Hiraishi, Akira ^a  

^a TOYOHASHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Isoprenoid quinones; Microbial diversity; Quinone profiles

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; BIOMASS; CELL CULTURE; ECOSYSTEMS; MICROBIOLOGY; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS;

CHEMOTAXONOMIC MARKERS; ISOPRENOID QUINONES; MICROBIAL BIOMASS;

BIOMARKERS;

ISOPRENOID; QUINONE DERIVATIVE;

BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; CHEMOTAXONOMY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MICROBIAL GROWTH; NONHUMAN; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REVIEW;

EID: 0033405958     PISSN: 13891723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1389-1723(00)87658-6     Document Type: Review

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