Recovery and analysis of ribosomal rna sequences from the environment

Methods in Biotechnology

Volumn 12, Issue , 2015, Pages 139-174

  Head, Ian M ^a  

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME RNA; RNA 16S; RNA 18S;

AMPLIFIED RIBOSOMAL DNA RESTRICTION ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GENE AMPLIFICATION; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE PROBE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA GENE; RNA SEQUENCE;

EID: 84930199313     PISSN: 19406061     EISSN: 1940607X     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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