Phylogenetic approaches for describing and comparing the diversity of microbial communities

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 68, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 3673-3682

  Martin, Andrew P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PHYLOGENETICS; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

GENETIC VARIABILITY; GRASSLAND; INTESTINE; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; MOUTH; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; SHORT SURVEY;

BACTERIA; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; HUMANS; MOUTH; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; STATISTICS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0036324293     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.68.8.3673-3682.2002     Document Type: Short Survey

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