Universal degenerate oligonucleotide-primed-polymerase chain reaction for detection and amplification of NiFe-hydrogenase genes

Enzyme and Microbial Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-5

  Kim, Jaoon Y H ^a   Jung, Hee Jung ^a   Cha, Hyung Joon ^a  

^a Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Biological hydrogen; NiFe hydrogenase; Oxygen tolerance; Polymerase chain reaction; Universal degenerate primer

Indexed keywords

ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENES; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; OXYGEN;

BIOLOGICAL HYDROGEN; NIFE-HYDROGENASE; OXYGEN-TOLERANCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; UNIVERSAL DEGENERATE PRIMER;

OLIGONUCLEOTIDES;

HYDROGENASE; IRON; NICKEL;

ARTICLE; DESULFOVIBRIO; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SYNTHESIS;

HYDROGENOVIBRIO MARINUS;

EID: 35148843217     PISSN: 01410229     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enzmictec.2007.07.011     Document Type: Article

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