Exploration of methods used to describe bacterial communities in silage of maize (Zea mays) cultivars

Environmental Biosafety Research

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 25-33

  Brusetti, Lorenzo ^a   Borin, Sara ^a   Rizzi, Aurora ^a   Mora, Diego ^a   Sorlini, Claudia ^a   Daffonchio, Daniele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bacterial communities; Maize; Methods; Silage fermentation; Transgenic plants

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; RIBOSOMAL SPACER DNA; RNA 16S;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIODIVERSITY; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MAIZE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SILAGE;

BACTERIA; BIODIVERSITY; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SILAGE; ZEA MAYS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ZEA MAYS;

EID: 41849108080     PISSN: 16357922     EISSN: 16357930     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/ebr:2007047     Document Type: Article

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