Resolution of Prochlorococcus and Synechococcus ecotypes by using 16S-23S ribosomal DNA internal transcribed spacer sequences

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 1180-1191

  Rocap, Gabrielle ^a   Distel, Daniel L ^a   Waterbury, John B ^a   Chisholm, Sallie W ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; ECOLOGY; GENES; PIGMENTS; RNA;

NUTRIENTS;

DNA SEQUENCES;

RIBOSOME DNA; TRANSFER RNA; UROBILIN;

CYANOBACTERIUM; ECOTYPE;

ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROCHLOROCOCCUS;

BASE SEQUENCE; CYANOBACTERIA; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; ECOSYSTEM; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 23S; SEAWATER; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYANOBACTERIA; NEGIBACTERIA; PROCHLOROCOCCUS; SYNECHOCOCCUS;

EID: 0036200876     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.68.3.1180-1191.2002     Document Type: Article

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