An optimized protocol for the identification of diatoms, flagellated algae and pathogenic protozoa with phylochips

Molecular Ecology Notes

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 925-936

  Metfies, Katja ^a   Berzano, Marco ^b   Mayer, Christian ^c   Roosken, Paul ^c   Gualerzi, Claudio ^b   Medlin, Linda ^a   Muyzer, Gerard ^c  

^a ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMERINO   (Italy)

^c DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Diatoms; Flagellated algae; Molecular probes; Optimized protocol; Phylochip

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 35848953188     PISSN: 14718278     EISSN: 14718286     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-8286.2007.01799.x     Document Type: Article

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