Amplification of a piscirickettsia salmonis-like 16s rDNA product from bacterioplankton DNA collected from the coastal waters of Oregon, USA

Journal of Aquatic Animal Health

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 280-284

  Mauel, M J ^a   Fryer, J L ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ENVIRONMENT; DOT HYBRIDIZATION; MICROORGANISM DETECTION; NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN; PISCIRICKETTSIOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RIBOSOME DNA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034788014     PISSN: 08997659     EISSN: 15488667     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/1548-8667(2001)013<0280:AOAPSL>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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