Phylogenetic analysis of bacterial communities associated with leaves of the seagrass Halophila stipulacea by a culture-independent small-subunit rRNA gene approach

Microbial Ecology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 22-31

  Weidner, S ^a   Arnold, W ^a   Stackebrandt, E ^b   Puhler A ^a  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE DSMZ GERMAN COLLECTION OF MICROORGANISMS AND CELL CULTURES   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; GENETIC DIVERSITY; HYPHOMONAS; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MARINOMONAS; MIDDLE EAST; OCEANOSPIRILLUM; PHYLOGENY; PSEUDOMONAS; RIBOSOMAL RNA; ROSEOBACTER; RUEGERIA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; VIBRIO;

MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PHYLOGENETICS; SEAGRASS;

RED SEA;

HALOPHILA STIPULACEA;

EID: 0034062087     PISSN: 00953628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002489900194     Document Type: Article

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