Chapter 17
Empirical Testing of 16S PCR Primer Pairs Reveals Variance in Target Specificity and Efficacy not Suggested by In Silico Analysis
Sergio E. Morales,
William E. Holben,
Sergio E. Morales
The University of Montana, Missoula, Montana, USA
Search for more papers by this authorWilliam E. Holben
The University of Montana, Missoula, Montana, USA
Search for more papers by this authorSergio E. Morales,
William E. Holben,
Sergio E. Morales
The University of Montana, Missoula, Montana, USA
Search for more papers by this authorWilliam E. Holben
The University of Montana, Missoula, Montana, USA
Search for more papers by this authorBook Editor(s):Frans J. de Bruijn,
Frans J. de Bruijn
Laboratory of Plant Micro-organism Interaction, CNRS-INRA, Castanet Tolosan, France
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This chapter contains sections titled:
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Introduction
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Results and Discussion
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Conclusion
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Internet Resources
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References
INTERNET RESOURCES
- Primrose (http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/biosi/research/ biosoft/)
- The KBS LTER Site (http://lter.kbs.msu.edu/)
- ARB (http://www.arb-home.de/)
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