Molecular approaches: advantages and artifacts in assessing bacterial diversity.

doi:10.1007/s10295-007-0219-3

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Molecular approaches: advantages and artifacts in assessing bacterial diversity.

Journal of industrial microbiology & biotechnology - 1 Jul 2007

Pontes Daniela Santos, Lima-Bittencourt Cláudia Iracema, Chartone-Souza Edmar, Amaral Nascimento Andréa Maria

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Bacteria account for a major proportion of Earth's biological diversity. They play essential roles in quite diverse environments and there has been an increasing interest in bacterial biodiversity. Research using novel and efficient tools to identify and characterize bacterial communities has bee...

Topics

Bacteria
Bacteriological Techniques
Biodiversity
DNA, Bacterial
Genetic Variation
Phylogeny
Polymerase Chain Reaction
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S

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