Comparison of DNA preservation methods for environmental bacterial community samples

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 468-477

  Gray, Michael A ^a   Pratte, Zoe A ^b,c   Kellogg, Christina A ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b ECKERD COLLEGE   (United States)

^c FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteria; DESS; DNAgard; FTA; Microbial community; RNALater

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

BACTERIUM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EDTA; ERROR ANALYSIS; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NUCLEIC ACID; PRESERVATION; SALT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DNA BASE COMPOSITION; GENETICS; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESERVATION;

BACTERIA; BASE COMPOSITION; DNA, BACTERIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESERVATION, BIOLOGICAL;

ANTHOZOA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 84871947270     PISSN: 01686496     EISSN: 15746941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1574-6941.12008     Document Type: Article

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