PCR-Denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis of complex microbial communities: A two-step approach to address the effect of gel-to-gel variation and allow valid comparisons across a large dataset

Microbial Ecology

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 776-786

  Tourlomousis, Panagiotis ^a,b   Kemsley, E Katherine ^a   Ridgway, Karyn P ^a   Toscano, Michael J ^b   Humphrey, Thomas J ^b   Narbad, Arjan ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF FOOD RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; RNA 16S;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIRD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; FECES; GENETICS; IMAGE PROCESSING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; STANDARD; SWINE;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; BIRDS; DNA, BACTERIAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FECES; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; REFERENCE STANDARDS; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SOFTWARE; SWINE;

EID: 77953323855     PISSN: 00953628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00248-009-9613-x     Document Type: Article

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