16S rDNA analysis reveals low microbial diversity in community level physiological profile assays

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 221-226

  Ros, Margarita ^a   Goberna, Marta ^b   Pascual, Jose Antonio ^a   Klammer, Susanne ^b   Insam, Heribert ^b  

^a RESEARCH GROUP ON QUALITY   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

Burkholderia sp.; CLPPs; PCR DGGE; Ralstonia sp.; Rhizobium sp., Microbial communities

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA;

ARTICLE; BETAPROTEOBACTERIA; BURKHOLDERIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA EXTRACTION; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RALSTONIA; RHIZOBIUM; SOIL ANALYSIS;

BIODIVERSITY; CARBON; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; NUCLEIC ACID DENATURATION; PROTEOBACTERIA; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY;

ALPHAPROTEOBACTERIA; BETAPROTEOBACTERIA; BURKHOLDERIA SP.; RALSTONIA SP.; RHIZOBIUM SP.;

EID: 39749155704     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2008.01.003     Document Type: Article

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