Selective recovery of microalgae from diverse habitats using "phyto-specific" 16S rDNA primers

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 609-613

  Betournay, Scott ^a   Marsh, Amanda C ^a   Donello, Nicholas ^a   Stiller, John W ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

16S rDNA; Environmental PCR; Microalgae; Phytoplankton; Primer

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 34249011707     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: 15298817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2007.00350.x     Document Type: Article

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