An improved method for genomic DNA extraction from cyanobacteria

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1225-1230

  Singh, Shailendra P ^a,c   Rastogi, Rajesh P ^a,b   Häder, Donat P ^a   Sinha, Rajeshwar P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c Michigan State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Cyanobacteria; Genomic DNA; PCR; RAPD; rDNA; Thymine dimer

Indexed keywords

DNA; ELECTROPHORESIS; EXTRACTION; GENES;

CYANOBACTERIA; GENOMIC DNA; RAPD; RDNA; THYMINE DIMERS;

POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANABAENA; ANABAENA VARIABILIS; CYANOBACTERIA; NOSTOC SP. PCC 7120; RIVULARIA (CYANOBACTERIUM); SYNECHOCOCCUS; SYNECHOCOCCUS ELONGATUS PCC 6301; SYNECHOCYSTIS; SYNECHOCYSTIS SP. PCC 6803;

EID: 85027944317     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11274-010-0571-8     Document Type: Article

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