Analysis of RNA polymerase beta subunit (rpoB) gene sequences for the discriminative power of marine vibrio species

Microbial Ecology

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 679-691

  Ki, Jang Seu ^a,b   Zhang, Rui ^a   Zhang, Wen ^a,c,d   Huang, Yi Li ^a   Qian, Pei Yuan ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^b Sangmyung University   (South Korea)

^c State Environmental Protection Administration   (China)

^d China Global Environment Facility (GEF) Office   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA; VIBRIO;

BACTERIAL DNA; DNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE; PRIMER DNA; RNA 16S; RNA POLYMERASE BETA SUBUNIT; SEA WATER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; CLASSIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; VIBRIO;

DNA PRIMERS; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASES; GENES, BACTERIAL; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEAWATER; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; VIBRIO;

EID: 73349127511     PISSN: 00953628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00248-009-9519-7     Document Type: Article

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