Occurrence and Phylogenetic Diversity of Sphingomonas Strains in Soils Contaminated with Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1944-1955

  Leys, Natalie M E J ^a,b,d   Ryngaert, Annemie ^a   Bastiaens, Leen ^a   Verstraete, Willy ^b   Top, Eva M ^b,e   Springael, Dirk ^a,c  

^a FLEMISH INSTITUTE FOR TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH VITO   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^d BELGIAN NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTRE   (Belgium)

^e UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL CULTURE; CLONING; CONTAMINATION; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; RNA; SOILS;

DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS (DGGE); PHYLOGENETIC DIVERSITY;

MICROBIOLOGY;

PHENANTHRENE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; RNA 16S;

BACTERIUM; BIOREMEDIATION; PAH; PHYLOGENETICS; SOIL POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIOREMEDIATION; CARBON SOURCE; CLONE; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA TEMPLATE; ENERGY RESOURCE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC VARIABILITY; INOCULATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SOIL MICROFLORA; SOIL POLLUTION; SPHINGOMONAS; UNINDEXED SEQUENCE;

BASE SEQUENCE; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, BACTERIAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, BACTERIAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SOIL POLLUTANTS; SPHINGOMONAS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; SPHINGOMONADACEAE; SPHINGOMONAS;

EID: 6944247410     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.70.4.1944-1955.2004     Document Type: Article

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