Rapid detection and identification of the free-living nitrogen fixing genus Azospirillum by 16S rRNA-gene-targeted genus-specific primers

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, International Journal of General and Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 837-844

  Lin, Shih Yao ^a   Shen, Fo Ting ^a   Young, Chiu Chung ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

16S rRNA gene; Azospirillum; Genus specific primer; Phylogenetic analysis; Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria

Indexed keywords

RNA 16S;

ARTICLE; AZOSPIRILLUM; AZOSPIRILLUM AMAZONENSE; AZOSPIRILLUM IRAKENSE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE SEQUENCE; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RHODOSPIRILLACEAE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

AZOSPIRILLUM; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; BASE SEQUENCE; BIODIVERSITY; DNA PRIMERS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; PLANTS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; WOOD;

AZOSPIRILLUM; AZOSPIRILLUM AMAZONENSE; AZOSPIRILLUM IRAKENSE; RHIZOBIALES;

EID: 79958189225     PISSN: 00036072     EISSN: 15729699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10482-011-9558-1     Document Type: Article

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