Method for Host-Independent Detection of Generalized Transducing Bacteriophages in Natural Habitats

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 1490-1493

  Sander, Michaela ^a   Schmieger, Horst ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA; RNA 16S; VIRUS DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; CLASSIFICATION; EVALUATION; GENETIC TRANSDUCTION; GENETICS; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEWAGE; VIROLOGY;

BACTERIOPHAGES; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; DNA, VIRAL; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEWAGE; TRANSDUCTION, GENETIC;

EID: 0035315947     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.67.4.1490-1493.2001     Document Type: Article

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