Strain-specific differentiation of environmental Escherichia coli isolates via denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) analysis of the 16S-23S intergenic spacer region

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 313-321

  Buchan, Alison ^a   Alber, Merryl ^a   Hodson, Robert Edward ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

16S 23S; DGGE; Escherichia coli; Fecal coliform; ISR; Strain differentiation

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA; RNA 16S; RNA 23S; WATER;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BIODIVERSITY; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; INTRON; LAKE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPERON; POULTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

BOVINAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0035054443     PISSN: 01686496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-6496(01)00109-X     Document Type: Article

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