A protocol for a single-cell pcr of diatoms from fixed samples: Method validation using ditylum brightwellii (T. West) grunow

Diatom Research

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 43-49

  Lang, Imke ^a,b   Kaczmarska, Irena ^b  

^a CYANO BIOTECH GMBH   (Germany)

^b MOUNT ALLISON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Diatom; Fixed samples; Multiple gene single cell PCR

Indexed keywords

DIATOM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; GENETIC MARKER; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; MODEL VALIDATION; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; OPTIMIZATION; PHYTOPLANKTON; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION GENETICS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 81355164655     PISSN: 0269249X     EISSN: 21598347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0269249X.2011.573703     Document Type: Article

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