Optimisation of automated ribosomal intergenic spacer analysis for the estimation of microbial diversity in fynbos soil

South African Journal of Science

Volumn 106, Issue 7-8, 2010, Pages

  Slabbert, Etienne ^a   Van Heerden, Carel J ^a   Jacobs, Karin ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Automated ribosomal intergenic spacer analysis; Binning; Fungal ecology; Fynbos fungi; Molecular community fingerprinting; Soil fungi

Indexed keywords

DNA; DNA FINGERPRINTING; FUNGUS; FYNBOS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; OPTIMIZATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOIL MICROORGANISM;

EID: 77955688295     PISSN: 00382353     EISSN: 19967489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/sajs.v106i7/8.329     Document Type: Article

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