Ribosomal RNA-targeted nucleic acid probes for studies in microbial ecology

FEMS Microbiology Reviews

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 555-565

  Amann, Rudolf ^a   Ludwig, Wolfgang ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MARINE MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Community composition; FISH; Hybridization; Microbial ecology; Nucleic acid probe; rRNA

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME RNA;

BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; ECOLOGY; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID HYBRIDIZATION; NUCLEIC ACID PROBE; PHYLOGENY; POPULATION STRUCTURE; REVIEW; TAXONOMY;

BACTERIA; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ECOSYSTEM; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; MOLECULAR PROBE TECHNIQUES; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE PROBES; PHYLOGENY; RNA, BACTERIAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0033758582     PISSN: 01686445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-6445(00)00044-9     Document Type: Review

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