Source tracking of Escherichia coli by 16S-23S intergenic spacer region denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) of the rrnB ribosomal operon

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 53, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1174-1184

  D'Elia, Thomas V ^a,b   Cooper Jr , Chester R ^a   Johnston, Carl G ^a  

^a YOUNGSTOWN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

16S 23S ISR; DGGE; Microbial source tracking

Indexed keywords

DENATURATION; DNA; ELECTROPHORESIS; GENETIC ENGINEERING;

DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS (DGGE) ANALYSIS; INTERGENIC SPACER REGION (ISR); MICROBIAL SOURCE TRACKING;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

SPACER DNA;

BACTERIUM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC DIFFERENCE; HOST RANGE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPERON; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIBOSOME; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; DOGS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GEESE; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RIVERS; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 23S; RRNA OPERON; SEWAGE; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALIA; BRANTA CANADENSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 36549045706     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/W07-083     Document Type: Article

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