Rapid enumeration of sulphate-reducing bacteria from aquatic environments using real-time PCR

Plankton and Benthos Research

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 180-183

  Kondo, Ryuji ^a   Shigematsu, Kotaro ^a   Butani, Junki ^a  

^a FUKUI PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dissimilatory sulphite reductase; DNA extraction; Real time PCR

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ASSAY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SULFATE-REDUCING BACTERIUM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 56349119945     PISSN: 18808247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3800/pbr.3.180     Document Type: Article

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