Molecular biology-based methods for quantification of bacteria in mixed culture: Perspectives and limitations

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 98, Issue 16, 2014, Pages 6907-6919

  Nagarajan, Karthiga ^a   Loh, Kai Chee ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

DNA microarrays; Fluorescent in situ hybridization; Molecular biology; Quantitative real time PCR; Terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; BIOCHIPS; BIOMOLECULES; BIOPHYSICS; FLUORESCENCE; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

BIOCHEMICAL TECHNIQUES; COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS; DNA MICRO-ARRAY; FLUORESCENT IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; QUANTIFICATION METHODS; QUANTITATIVE INFORMATION; QUANTITATIVE REAL TIME PCR; TERMINAL RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISMS;

BACTERIA;

COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; DNA; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HYBRIDIZATION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

BACTERIUM CULTURE; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DNA MICROARRAY; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HYBRIDIZATION; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MIXED CELL CULTURE; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; NONHUMAN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SHORT SURVEY; WORKFLOW;

EID: 84905991068     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: 14320614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-014-5870-9     Document Type: Short Survey

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