In situ reverse transcription-PCR for monitoring gene expression in individual Methanosarcina mazei S-6 cells

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1796-1800

  Lange, Marianne ^a   Tolker Nielsen, Tim ^a   Molin, Søren ^a   Ahring, Birgitte K ^a,b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE; DIGOXIGENIN; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MESSENGER RNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; BACTERIAL GROWTH; GENE EXPRESSION; METHANOBACTERIUM; METHANOSARCINA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

CELL WALL; DIGOXIGENIN; DNA PRIMERS; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; HSP70 HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; METHANOSARCINA; MOLECULAR CHAPERONES; MURAMIDASE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, ARCHAEAL; RNA, MESSENGER; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); METHANOBACTERIUM; METHANOSARCINA; METHANOSARCINA MAZEI S-6;

EID: 0034019423     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.66.5.1796-1800.2000     Document Type: Article

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