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Complementary retrieval of 16S rRNA gene sequences using broad-range primers with inosine at the 3'-terminus: implications for the study of microbial diversity.
FEMS microbiology ecology - 1 Jan 2010
Brands Berit, Vianna Morgana E, Seyfarth Ilse, Conrads Georg, Horz Hans-Peter
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We evaluated the impact of the base analogue inosine substituted at the 3'-terminus of broad-range 16S rRNA gene primers on the recovery of microbial diversity using terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism and clonal analysis. Oral plaque biofilms from 10 individuals were tested with modified and unmodified primer pairs. Besides a core overlap of shared terminal restriction fragments (T-RFs), each...
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