A nifH-based oligonucleotide microarray for functional diagnostics of nitrogen-fixing microorganisms

Microbial Ecology

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 456-470

  Zhang, Lei ^a   Hurek, Thomas ^a   Reinhold Hurek, Barbara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL RNA; NITROGENASE REDUCTASE; OXIDOREDUCTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AZOARCUS; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DNA MICROARRAY; DNA PROBE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; NITROGEN FIXATION; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; RHODOCYCLACEAE; STANDARD; VALIDATION STUDY;

AZOARCUS; DNA PROBES; DNA, BACTERIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; NITROGEN FIXATION; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; OXIDOREDUCTASES; PHYLOGENY; REFERENCE STANDARDS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RHODOCYCLACEAE; RNA, BACTERIAL; VARIATION (GENETICS);

PROKARYOTA; ZIZANIA;

EID: 34248172325     PISSN: 00953628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00248-006-9126-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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