Microbial community analysis using RDP II (ribosomal database project II): Methods, tools and new advances

Environmental Engineering Research

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 3-9

  Cardenas, Erick ^a   Cole, James R ^a   Tiedje, James M ^a,b   Park, Joonhong ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Yonsei University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Microbial community analysis; Microbial diversity; Ribosomal RNA

Indexed keywords

16S RRNA GENE; DATABASE PROJECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP; ESSENTIAL GENE; GEOCHEMICAL CYCLES; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY ANALYSIS; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; MICROBIAL IDENTIFICATION; NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS; RESEARCH APPROACH; RIBOSOMAL RNA;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; DATABASE SYSTEMS; GENE ENCODING; RNA;

MICROORGANISMS;

EID: 84863045491     PISSN: 12261025     EISSN: 2005968X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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