Oligonucleotide probes for the identification of three algal groups by dot blot and fluorescent whole-cell hybridization

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 76-84

  Simon, Nathalie ^b   Campbell, Lisa ^a   Örnolfsdottir, Erla ^a   Groben, René ^c   Guillou, Laure ^b   Lange, Martin ^c   Medlin, Linda K ^c  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STATION BIOLOGIQUE   (France)

^c ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chlorophyta; Flow cytometry; Fluorescence; Haptophyta; Heterokonta; In situ hybridization; Oligotrophic ocean; Pelagophyceae; Phytoplankton; Prymnesiophyceae

Indexed keywords

ALGA IDENTIFICATION; BIOMASS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DOT HYBRIDIZATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE PROBE; PHYLOGENY; PHYTOPLANKTON; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RIBOSOMAL DNA; RIBOSOMAL RNA;

ALGAE; CHLOROPHYTA; EUKARYOTA; HAPTOPHYCEAE; PELAGOPHYCEAE;

EID: 0033956590     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2000.tb00014.x     Document Type: Article

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