Widespread occurrence of a novel division of bacteria identified by 16S rRNA gene sequences originally found in deep marine sediments

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 70, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 5708-5713

  Webster, Gordon ^a   Parkes, R John ^b   Fry, John C ^a   Weightman, Andrew J ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; DNA SEQUENCES; GENES; MARINE ENGINEERING; RNA; SEDIMENTS;

BRACKISH SEDIMENTS; PCR AMPLIFICATION; RNA GENES;

BACTERIA;

RNA 16S;

MICROBIOLOGY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; COASTAL WATERS; DNA EXTRACTION; GENE SEQUENCE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEDIMENT;

BACTERIA; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; RNA, BACTERIAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEAWATER;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PROKARYOTA;

EID: 4644305740     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.70.9.5708-5713.2004     Document Type: Article

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