Species-specific oligonucleotide probes for macroalgae: Molecular discrimination of two marine fouling species of Enteromorpha (Ulvophyceae)

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 177-186

  Blomster, J ^a   Hoey, E M ^a   Maggs, C A ^a   Stanhope, M J ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chlorophyta; Enteromorpha; Fouling; Hybridization; Molecular identification; Species specific probes

Indexed keywords

BIOINDICATOR; DOT HYBRIDIZATION; ENTEROMORPHA; INTERSPECIFIC HYBRIDIZATION; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE PROBE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RIBOSOMAL DNA; SPACER DNA; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ALGAE; CHLOROPHYTA; ENTEROMORPHA COMPRESSA; ENTEROMORPHA INTESTINALIS; EUKARYOTA; ULVA; ULVA COMPRESSA; ULVA INTESTINALIS; ULVOPHYCEAE;

EID: 0034143368     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-294X.2000.00850.x     Document Type: Article

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