Design and in vitro evaluation of new rpoB-DGGE primers for ruminants

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 156-169

  Perumbakkam, Sudeep ^a   Craig, A Morrie ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

DGGE; Phylogenetics; rpoB; Rumen

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; PRIMER DNA; RNA 16S;

DIVERSITY INDEX; ELECTROKINESIS; PHYLOGENETICS; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RUMINANT; SAMPLING;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM; BOVIDS; CATTLE; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; DNA SEQUENCE; EVALUATION; GENETICS; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; RUMINANT STOMACH; SHEEP;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CATTLE; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; RUMEN; RUMINANTS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SHEEP;

BACTEROIDETES; BOVIDAE; BOVINAE; OVIS; PROTEOBACTERIA;

EID: 79952360395     PISSN: 01686496     EISSN: 15746941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6941.2011.01042.x     Document Type: Article

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