MiCA: A web-based tool for the analysis of microbial communities based on terminal-restriction fragment length polymorphisms of 16S and 18S rRNA genes

Microbial Ecology

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 562-570

  Shyu, Conrad ^a   Soule, Terry ^a   Bent, Stephen J ^b   Foster, James A ^b   Forney, Larry J ^b  

^a University of Idaho   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RNA 16S; RNA 18S;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETICS; INTERNET; MICROBIOLOGY; NUCLEIC ACID DATABASE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RESTRICTION MAPPING;

COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; DATABASES, NUCLEIC ACID; INTERNET; MICROBIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; RESTRICTION MAPPING; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 18S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SOFTWARE;

EID: 34248571862     PISSN: 00953628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00248-006-9106-0     Document Type: Article

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