Evaluation of reference genes for gene expression analysis using quantitative RT-PCR in Azospirillum brasilense

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2014, Pages

  McMillan, Mary ^a   Pereg, Lily ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RECA PROTEIN; RECF PROTEIN; RNA 16S; BACTERIOCIN; DNA TOPOISOMERASE (ATP HYDROLYSING); GLYCINECIN A; MESSENGER RNA; PRIMER DNA;

16S RRNA GENE; ARTICLE; AZOSPIRILLUM BRASILENSE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; COMPUTER PROGRAM; GAPB GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GLYA GENE; GYRA GENE; NONHUMAN; PROC GENE; PYKA GENE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RECA GENE; RECF GENE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RPOD GENE; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; TPIA GENE; WILD TYPE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PROCEDURES; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STANDARD;

AZOSPIRILLUM BRASILENSE; BACTERIOCINS; DNA GYRASE; DNA PRIMERS; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REFERENCE STANDARDS; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 84901359861     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0098162     Document Type: Article

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