Quantification of genetically tagged cyanobacteria in Baltic Sea sediment by competitive PCR

BioTechniques

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 512-518

  Möller, Annelie ^a   Jansson, Janet K ^a,b  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CHROMOSOME; CYANOBACTERIUM; DNA DETERMINATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEA; SEDIMENT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYANOBACTERIA; SYNECHOCYSTIS SP.; SYNECHOCYSTIS SP. PCC 6803;

EID: 1842289769     PISSN: 07366205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2144/97223rr02     Document Type: Article

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