16S-23S ribosomal DNA intergenic spacer regions in cellulolytic myxobacteria and differentiation of closely related strains

Systematic and Applied Microbiology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 262-268

  Nguimbi, Etienne ^a   Li, Yue zhong ^a   Gao, Bei le ^a   Li, Zhi feng ^a   Wang, Bing ^a   Wu, Zhi hong ^a   Yan, Bai xu ^a   Qu, Yin bo ^a   Gao, Pei ji ^a  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

16S 23S rDNA intergenic spacer regions; Cellulolytic myxobacteria; Sorangium

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; DNA 16S; GENE PRODUCT; PROTEIN BOXA; RIBONUCLEASE III; RIBOSOME RNA; SPACER DNA; TRANSFER RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENUS; MYXOCOCCALES; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPERON; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION MAPPING; SORANGIUM;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MYXOCOCCALES; PROKARYOTA; SORANGIUM; UNCULTURED ACTINOMYCETE;

EID: 0038352074     PISSN: 07232020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/072320203322346119     Document Type: Article

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