QPCR assays to quantify genes and gene expression associated with microbial perchlorate reduction

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 270-274

  De Long, Susan K ^a,b   Kinney, Kerry A ^a   Kirisits, Mary Jo ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^b Engineering Research Center and Hydraulics Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Perchlorate; Quantitative PCR; Reverse transcription qPCR

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; CHLORITE DISMUTASE; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; NITRATE; OXIDOREDUCTASE; PERCHLORATE; PERCHLORATE REDUCTASE A; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BASE MISPAIRING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENRICHMENT CULTURE; GENE DOSAGE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PERCHLORATE REDUCING BACTERIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROKARYOTES BY METABOLISM; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RHODOCYCLACEAE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DNA HELICASES; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; NITRATES; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; OXYGEN; PERCHLORIC ACID; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RHODOCYCLACEAE;

RHODOCYCLACEAE;

EID: 77957864039     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2010.09.002     Document Type: Article

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