In situ hybridization of Prochlorococcus and Synechococcus (Marine Cyanobacteria) spp. with rRNA-targeted peptide nucleic acid probes

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 284-289

  Worden, Alexandra Z ^a   Chisholm, Sallie W ^b,c   Binder, Brian J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME RNA;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CELL HYBRIDIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYANOBACTERIUM; FLOW CYTOMETRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID PROBE; PLANKTON; PROCHLOROCOCCUS; RNA PROBE;

PROCHLOROCOCCUS; SYNECHOCOCCUS;

EID: 0033986319     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.66.1.284-289.2000     Document Type: Article

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