Combined approach for characterization of uncultivated magnetotactic bacteria from various aquatic environments

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 2723-2731

  Flies, Christine B ^a   Peplies, Jörg ^a   Schüler, Dirk ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MARINE MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION; CULTIVATION; ELECTROPHORESIS; GELS; RNA;

DENATURING GRADIENT GELS; HETEROGENEITY; HYBRIDIZATION; MAGNETOSTATIC BACTERIA;

BACTERIA;

RNA 16S;

IDENTIFICATION METHOD; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY;

ALPHAPROTEOBACTERIA; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MAGNETOSPIRILLUM; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MICROCOSM; NITROBACTER; NONHUMAN; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

BACTERIA; BASE SEQUENCE; MAGNETICS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

ALPHAPROTEOBACTERIA; CANDIDAUTS MAGNETOBACTERIUM BAVARICUM; MAGNETOCOCCUS; MAGNETOSPIRILLUM; NITROSPIRA;

EID: 18444379962     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.71.5.2723-2731.2005     Document Type: Article

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