Web-Based Phylogenetic Assignment Tool for Analysis of Terminal Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Profiles of Microbial Communities

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 69, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 6768-6776

  Kent, Angela D ^a   Smith, Dan J ^a   Benson, Barbara J ^a   Triplett, Eric W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIODIVERSITY; COMPOSITION; DNA; GENES; RNA; WATER;

MICROBIAL COMMUNITY;

MICROBIOLOGY;

RNA 16S;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DATA BASE; GENE LIBRARY; INTERNET; LAKE; MICROFLORA; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PREDICTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; TERMINAL RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM;

BACTERIA; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; DNA, BACTERIAL; ECOSYSTEM; FRESH WATER; GENE LIBRARY; INTERNET; PHYLOGENY; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0242657463     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.69.11.6768-6776.2003     Document Type: Article

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