Application of sucrose-gradient centrifugation for selective isolation of Nocardia spp. from soil

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 677-685

  Yamamura, H ^a   Hayakawa, M ^a   Iimura, Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YAMANASHI   (Japan)

Author keywords

16S rDNA; Differential centrifugation; Nocardia; RFLP; Selective isolation; Soil bacteria

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CENTRIFUGATION; SUGAR (SUCROSE);

16S RDNA; AIR-DRIED SOIL; DIFFERENTIAL CENTRIFUGATION; HUMIC ACID; NOCARDIA; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISMS; SELECTIVE ISOLATION; SOIL BACTERIUM; SUCROSE GRADIENTS; WATER SUSPENSIONS;

SOILS;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CHLORTETRACYCLINE; DNA 16S; HUMIC ACID; NALIDIXIC ACID; SUCROSE; VITAMIN;

CENTRIFUGE; FUNGUS; SOIL MICROORGANISM;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHEMOTAXONOMY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DILUTION; EVALUATION; MICROBIAL POPULATION DYNAMICS; NOCARDIA; NOCARDIA ASTEROIDES; NOCARDIA BRASILIENSIS; NOCARDIA UNIFORMIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SOIL; SUCROSE DENSITY GRADIENT CENTRIFUGATION; SUCROSE GRADIENT; TAXONOMIC IDENTIFICATION; TECHNIQUE;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; NOCARDIA; NOCARDIA ASTEROIDES; NOCARDIA BRASILIENSIS; NOCARDIA SALMONICIDA; NOCARDIA UNIFORMIS; UNCULTURED ACTINOMYCETE;

EID: 0141539253     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.2003.02025.x     Document Type: Article

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