Identification of polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA)-producing Bacillus spp. using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR)

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 369-374

  Shamala, T R ^a   Chandrashekar, A ^a   Vijayendra, S V N ^a   Kshama, L ^a  

^a CENTRAL FOOD TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Bacillus spp.; Identification; PCR; Polyhydroxyalkanoates

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; CHAINS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; SOILS;

AMPLICONS; BACILLUS MEGATERIUM; BACILLUS SPP; BACILLUS SPP.; CIRCULANS; GROWTH PERIOD; IDENTIFICATION; MEGATERIUM; POLYHYDROXYALKANOATE SYNTHASE; POLYHYDROXYALKANOATES;

POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

POLYHYDROXYALKANOIC ACID;

BACTERIUM; DETECTION METHOD; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

AMPLICON; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIOMASS; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; PHASE TRANSITION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOIL MICROFLORA; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

BACILLUS; BACILLUS BREVIS; BACILLUS CIRCULANS; BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; BACILLUS MEGATERIUM; BACILLUS SPHAERICUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BREVIBACILLUS BREVIS;

EID: 0037221425     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.2003.01838.x     Document Type: Article

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