Comparison of partial 16S rRNA gene sequences obtained from activated sludge bacteria.

doi:10.1007/s002530051017

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Comparison of partial 16S rRNA gene sequences obtained from activated sludge bacteria.

Applied microbiology and biotechnology - 1 Jul 1997

Vainio E J, Moilanen A, Koivula T T, Bamford D H, Hantula J

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The cultivated and uncultivated bacterial communities of an activated sludge plant were studied. Two samples were taken and a total of 516 bacterial isolates were classified into groups using their whole-cell protein patterns. The distribution of bacteria into protein-pattern groups differed sign...

Topics

Bacteria
Bacterial Proteins
Classification
Cloning, Molecular
DNA, Ribosomal
Gene Amplification
Genes, Bacterial
Genetic Variation
Molecular Sequence Data
RNA, Bacterial
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S
Sequence Analysis, DNA
Sewage

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