Molecular techniques for determining microbial diversity and community structure in natural environments

Critical Reviews in Microbiology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 37-57

  Theron, J ^a   Cloete, T E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

16S rDNA sequencing; Community structure; Microbial diversity; Molecular techniques; Nucleic acid hybridization; Polymeric chain reaction; Polymorphism based assays

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME RNA;

BIODIVERSITY; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; DOT HYBRIDIZATION; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MICROORGANISM; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID HYBRIDIZATION; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE PROBE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOMBINANT DNA TECHNOLOGY; RESTRICTION MAPPING; REVIEW; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0034035471     PISSN: 1040841X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10408410091154174     Document Type: Review

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