Detection and enumeration of sulphate-reducing bacteria in estuarine sediments by competitive PCR

Geomicrobiology Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 145-157

  Kondo, Ryuji ^a   Nedwell, David B ^a   Purdy, Kevin J ^b   de Queiroz Silva, Silvana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Competitive PCR; Dissimilatory sulphite reductase gene; Estuarine sediments; Sulphate reduction rates

Indexed keywords

DETECTION METHOD; ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; GEOMICROBIOLOGY; SULFATE-REDUCING BACTERIUM;

NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 1842735914     PISSN: 01490451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01490450490275307     Document Type: Article

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