Quantitative Comparisons of 16S rRNA Gene Sequence Libraries from Environmental Samples

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 67, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 4374-4376

  Singleton, David R ^a   Furlong, Michelle A ^a   Rathbun, Stephen L ^a   Whitman, William B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RNA 16S;

ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE LIBRARY; GENETICS; MICROBIOLOGY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; RNA GENE;

BIOREACTORS; GENE LIBRARY; GENES, RRNA; MONTE CARLO METHOD; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 0035463837     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.67.9.4374-4376.2001     Document Type: Article

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