Development and Validation of a Nested-PCR-Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis Method for Taxonomic Characterization of Bifidobacterial Communities

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 69, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 6380-6385

  Temmerman, R ^a   Masco, L ^a   Vanhoutte, T ^a   Huys, G ^a   Swings, J ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLONING; DNA; ECOSYSTEMS; ELECTROPHORESIS; GENES; RNA;

TAXONOMY;

BACTERIA;

RNA 16S;

AMPLICON; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL FLORA; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; BIFIDOBACTERIUM CORYNEFORME; BIFIDOBACTERIUM INDICUM; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; DNA TEMPLATE; ECOSYSTEM; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PURIFICATION; TAXONOMIC IDENTIFICATION; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; ECOSYSTEM; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FECES; GENES, RRNA; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; RUMEN; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEWAGE; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BIFIDOBACTERIUM; BIFIDOBACTERIUM CORYNEFORME; BIFIDOBACTERIUM INDICUM; GALLUS GALLUS; MICROBIOTA; UNCULTURED ACTINOMYCETE;

EID: 0242573495     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.69.11.6380-6385.2003     Document Type: Article

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