Improved in situ tracking of rhizosphere bacteria using dual staining with fluorescence-labeled antibodies and rRNA-targeted oligonucleotides

Microbial Ecology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 32-40

  Assmus B ^a   Schloter, M ^a   Kirchhof, G ^a   Hutzler, P ^a   Hartmann, A ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

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EID: 1842413729     PISSN: 00953628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002489900005     Document Type: Article

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