Diversity of insect intestinal microflora

Folia Microbiologica

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 229-233

  Mrazek J ^a   Strosova L ^a   Fliegerova K ^a   Kott, T ^b   Kopecny J ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY AND GENETICS   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL SCIENCE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; RIBOSOME DNA; RNA 16S;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BEE; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; CLASSIFICATION; COCKROACH; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; INSECT; INTESTINE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WASP;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; BEES; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; COCKROACHES; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; INSECTS; INTESTINES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; VARIATION (GENETICS); WASPS;

APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BLATTARIA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 48249149937     PISSN: 00155632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12223-008-0032-z     Document Type: Article

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