Comparison of pmoA PCR Primer Sets as Tools for Investigating Methanotroph Diversity in Three Danish Soils

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 67, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 3802-3809

  Bourne, David G ^a   McDonald, Ian R ^a   Murrell, J Colin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHANE; METHANE MONOOXYGENASE; OXYGENASE; PRIMER DNA;

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENMARK; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETICS; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; METHYLOCOCCACEAE; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; TREE;

DENMARK; DNA PRIMERS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; METHANE; METHYLOCOCCACEAE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OXYGENASES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; TREES;

EID: 0035458352     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.67.9.3802-3809.2001     Document Type: Article

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