Numerical Analysis of Grassland Bacterial Community Structure under Different Land Management Regimens by Using 16S Ribosomal DNA Sequence Data and Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis Banding Patterns

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 67, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 4554-4559

  McCaig, Allison E ^a   Glover, L Anne ^a   Prosser, James I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA; RNA 16S;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CLASSIFICATION; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA SEQUENCE; ECOSYSTEM; ELECTROPHORESIS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; POACEAE;

BACTERIA; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; ECOSYSTEM; ELECTROPHORESIS; POACEAE; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 0035487280     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.67.10.4554-4559.2001     Document Type: Article

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