Evaluation of denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis to differentiate Escherichia coli populations in secondary environments

Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 8, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1703-1711

  Sigler, Von ^a   Pasutti, Lauren ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

^b Michigan State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BETA GLUCURONIDASE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DNA FINGERPRINTING; ELECTROPHORESIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EVALUATION; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; UNITED STATES;

DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA, BACTERIAL; ELECTROPHORESIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GLUCURONIDASE; GREAT LAKES REGION; OHIO; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 33748325700     PISSN: 14622912     EISSN: 14622920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2006.01105.x     Document Type: Article

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