Phyto-specific 16S rDNA PCR primers for recovering algal and plant sequences from mixed samples

Molecular Ecology Notes

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-3

  Stiller, John W ^a   McClanahan, Ana ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

16S rDNA; Cyanobacteria; Environment; PCR; Plastid; Primers

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYANOBACTERIA; EUKARYOTA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 14844347173     PISSN: 14718278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-8286.2004.00805.x     Document Type: Article

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