Microbial diversity analysis of former salterns in southern Taiwan by 16S rRNA-based methods

Journal of Basic Microbiology

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 525-533

  Wang, Chung Yi ^a   Ng, Chang Chai ^a   Chen, Tseng Wei ^a   Wu, Sz Jie ^a   Shyu, Yuan Tay ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NONE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

16S rRNA; DGGE; FISH; Microbiota diversity; Saltern

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEAL RNA; BACTERIAL RNA; INORGANIC SALT; RNA 16S;

ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIODIVERSITY; CLASSIFICATION; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; TAIWAN;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA; BIODIVERSITY; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; RNA, ARCHAEAL; RNA, BACTERIAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SALTS; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; TAIWAN;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHROMOHALOBACTER; HALOMONAS; VIRGIBACILLUS;

EID: 38049144193     PISSN: 0233111X     EISSN: 15214028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jobm.200700250     Document Type: Article

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