Comparison of droplet digital PCR and quantitative real-time PCR for examining population dynamics of bacteria in soil

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 98, Issue 13, 2014, Pages 6105-6113

  Kim, Tae Gwan ^a   Jeong, So Yeon ^a   Cho, Kyung Suk ^a  

^a Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Droplet digital PCR; Population dynamics; Quantitative real time PCR; Soil microorganism

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; DNA; DROPS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SOILS; TECHNOLOGY;

COMPLEX ENVIRONMENTS; DIGITAL PCR; DNA QUANTIFICATION; MEDICAL DIAGNOSTICS; QUANTITATIVE AGREEMENT; QUANTITATIVE REAL TIME PCR; QUANTITATIVE TOOL; SOIL MICRO-ORGANISMS;

POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

BACTERIAL DNA; RIBOSOME DNA;

BACTERIUM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME; SOIL MICROORGANISM;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL LOAD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROPLET DIGITAL POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PRODUCTIVITY; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL MICROFLORA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CUPRIAVIDUS; SPHINGOPYXIS;

EID: 84903577326     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: 14320614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-014-5794-4     Document Type: Article

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