Heteroduplex structures in 16S-23S rRNA intergenic transcribed spacer PCR products reveal ribosomal interoperonic polymorphisms within single Frankia strains

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 103, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1031-1040

  Gtari, M ^a   Brusetti, L ^b   Cherif, A ^a   Boudabous, A ^a   Daffonchio, D ^b  

^a Campus Universitaire   (Tunisia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Frankia; Heteroduplex; Interoperon polymorphism; ITS 16S 23S rRNA; PCR

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARY ELECTROPHORESIS; CLONING; POLYMORPHISM; RNA; STRAIN;

AGAROSE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; FRANKIUM; HETERODUPLEX; INTERGENIC TRANSCRIBED SPACER 16S-23S RRNA; INTEROPERON POLYMORPHISM; MATRIX; REACTION BANDS; SOUTHERN HYBRIDIZATION; TANDEM REPEATS; TRANSCRIBED SPACER;

POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

AGAROSE; ENDONUCLEASE; HETERODUPLEX; INTERNAL TRANSCRIBED SPACER; RNA 16S; RNA 23S; SINGLE STRANDED DNA;

BACTERIUM; DETECTION METHOD; HYBRIDIZATION; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM; RNA;

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CAPILLARY ELECTROPHORESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRANKIA; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HETERODUPLEX ANALYSIS; MUNG BEAN; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; TANDEM REPEAT;

ELAEAGNUS; FRANKIA; VIGNA RADIATA VAR. RADIATA;

EID: 34848816769     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2007.03329.x     Document Type: Article

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