Non-target sites with single nucleotide insertions or deletions are frequently found in 16S rRNA sequences and can lead to false positives in fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH)

Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 33-47

  Mcilroy, Simon J ^a   Tillett, Daniel ^a   Petrovski, Steve ^a   Seviour, Robert J ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; RNA 16S;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENETICS; INDEL MUTATION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE PROBE;

BACTERIA; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, BACTERIAL; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; INDEL MUTATION; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE PROBES; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SOFTWARE;

EID: 78650780382     PISSN: 14622912     EISSN: 14622920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2010.02306.x     Document Type: Article

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