Molecular approaches to the assessment of biodiversity in aquatic microbial communities

Water Research

Volumn 39, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 2207-2218

  Dorigo, Ursula ^a   Volatier, Laurence ^b   Humbert, Jean François ^a  

^a UMR CARRTEL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Microbial communities; Molecular approaches

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE; CLONING; CONFORMATIONS; DNA; ELECTROPHORESIS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MICROBIOLOGY;

AQUATIC MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESSES; RIBOSOMAL OPERON; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM;

BIODIVERSITY;

DNA; INTERNAL TRANSCRIBED SPACER; RIBOSOME RNA;

BIOASSAY; BIODIVERSITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA EXTRACTION; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA MICROARRAY; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE TARGETING; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; REVIEW; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TAXONOMIC RANK;

EID: 20544466181     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2005.04.007     Document Type: Review

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