Diversity of the Ring-Cleaving Dioxygenase Gene pcaH in a Salt Marsh Bacterial Community

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 67, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 5801-5809

  Buchan, Alison ^a   Neidle, Ellen L ^a   Moran, Mary Ann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; PRIMER DNA; PROTOCATECHUATE 3,4 DIOXYGENASE; RIBOSOME DNA; RNA 16S; SEA WATER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; DNA SEQUENCE; ECOSYSTEM; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYLOGENY; POACEAE;

BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; ECOSYSTEM; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; POACEAE; PROTOCATECHUATE-3,4-DIOXYGENASE; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEAWATER; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0035656112     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.67.12.5801-5809.2001     Document Type: Article

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