Bacterial Diversity and Community Structure in an Aerated Lagoon Revealed by Ribosomal Intergenic Spacer Analyses and 16S Ribosomal DNA Sequencing

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 1565-1574

  Yu, Zhongtang ^a   Mohn, William W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; OXYGEN; RIBOSOMAL SPACER DNA; RNA 16S;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CLASSIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; ECOSYSTEM; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PAPER; PHYLOGENY; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SEWAGE;

BACTERIA; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; ECOSYSTEM; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OXYGEN; PAPER; PHYLOGENY; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 0035318585     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.67.4.1565-1574.2001     Document Type: Article

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