Selection of proper reference genes for the cyanobacterium Synechococcus PCC 7002 using real-time quantitative PCR

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 359, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 102-109

  Szekeres, Edina ^a   Sicora, Cosmin ^b   Dragoş, Nicolae ^a,c   Drugă, Bogdan ^a,d  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Romania)

^b Center of Biological Research   (Romania)

^c BABE BOLYAI UNIVERSITY   (Romania)

^d SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Microaerobiosis; Real time quantitative PCR; Reference genes; Synechococcus sp. PCC 7002; UV B irradiation

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REAL TIME QUANTITATIVE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SYNECHOCOCCUS; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENETICS; PROCEDURES; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STANDARD; STANDARDS;

GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENES, BACTERIAL; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REFERENCE STANDARDS; SYNECHOCOCCUS;

EID: 84907959054     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: 15746968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1574-6968.12574     Document Type: Article

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