Visualization of mcr mRNA in a methanogen by fluorescence in situ hybridization with an oligonucleotide probe and two-pass tyramide signal amplification (two-pass TSA-FISH)

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 521-528

  Kubota, Kengo ^a   Ohashi, Akiyoshi ^a   Imachi, Hiroyuki ^a   Harada, Hideki ^a  

^a NAGAOKA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH); Methanococcus vannielii; Methanogen; Methyl coenzyme M reductase (mcr); mRNA; Tyramide signal amplification (TSA)

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; BACTERIAL RNA; DEXTRAN SULFATE; HORSERADISH PEROXIDASE; MESSENGER RNA;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; METHANOBACTERIALES; METHANOCOCCUS; METHANOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE PROBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROKARYOTIC CELL;

DNA, BACTERIAL; FLUORESCENT DYES; HORSERADISH PEROXIDASE; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; METHANOCOCCUS; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE PROBES; OXIDOREDUCTASES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ARMORACIA RUSTICANA; METHANOCOCCUS VANNIELII; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 33745946807     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2006.02.002     Document Type: Article

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