Variable-number-of-tandem-repeats analysis of genetic diversity in Pasteuria ramosa

Current Microbiology

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 447-452

  Mouton, L ^a,b   Ebert, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; DAPHNIA; GENE CLUSTER; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE ISOLATION; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC DIFFERENCE; GENETIC DISTANCE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC SIMILARITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; PASTEURIA RAMOSA; POPULATION GENETICS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM; VARIABLE NUMBER OF TANDEM REPEAT;

ANIMALS; BELGIUM; DAPHNIA; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENOTYPE; GRAM-POSITIVE ENDOSPORE-FORMING RODS; GREAT BRITAIN; MINISATELLITE REPEATS; PHYLOGENY; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

DAPHNIA; DAPHNIA DENTIFERA; DAPHNIA MAGNA; PASTEURIA RAMOSA;

EID: 43349084793     PISSN: 03438651     EISSN: 14320991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00284-008-9104-1     Document Type: Article

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