Development and application of polymerase chain reaction primers based on fhcD for environmental detection of methanopterin-linked C1- metabolism in bacteria

Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1269-1274

  Kalyuzhnaya, Marina G ^a   Nercessian, Olivier ^a,c   Lidstrom, Mary E ^a,b   Chistoserdova, Ludmila ^a  

^a University of Washington   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c IRFM   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA; PLANCTOMYCETES;

EID: 22744455876     PISSN: 14622912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2004.00831.x     Document Type: Article

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