An evaluation of terminal-restriction fragment length polymorphism (T-RFLP) analysis for the study of microbial community structure and dynamics

Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 39-50

  Osborn, A M ^a   Moore, E R B ^a   Timmis, K N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DNA TEMPLATE; ECOLOGY; GENETIC VARIANCE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIAL ECOLOGY; MICROBIAL POPULATION DYNAMICS; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION ENZYME ANALYSIS; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RIBOSOME DNA; SOIL POLLUTANT; SOIL POLLUTION; TAQ POLYMERASE;

DNA PRIMERS; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; DNA-DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE; ECOSYSTEM; EVALUATION STUDIES; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SPHINGOMONAS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0034547801     PISSN: 14622912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1462-2920.2000.00081.x     Document Type: Article

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