Chapter 16
Extensive Phylogenetic Analysis of a Soil Bacterial Community Illustrates Extreme Taxon Evenness and the Effects of Amplicon Length, Degree of Coverage, and DNA Fractionation on Classification and Ecological Parameters
Sergio E. Morales,
Theodore F. Cosart,
Jesse V. Johnson,
William E. Holben,
Sergio E. Morales
The University of Montana, Missoula, Montana, USA
Search for more papers by this authorTheodore F. Cosart
The University of Montana, Missoula, Montana, USA
Search for more papers by this authorJesse V. Johnson
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,
Theodore F. Cosart,
Jesse V. Johnson,
William E. Holben,
Sergio E. Morales
The University of Montana, Missoula, Montana, USA
Search for more papers by this authorTheodore F. Cosart
The University of Montana, Missoula, Montana, USA
Search for more papers by this authorJesse V. Johnson
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
Search for more papers by this authorFirst published: 16 September 2011
Summary
This chapter contains sections titled:
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Introduction
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Materials and Methods
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Results and Discussion
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Conclusions
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Internet Resources
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References
INTERNET RESOURCES
- The KBS LTER Site (http://lter.kbs.msu.edu/)
- ARB (http://www.arb-home.de/)
- DOTUR (http://schloss.micro.umass.edu/software/)
- ECOSIM (http://www.garyentsminger.com/ecosim/index.htm)
- DAM and DOTMAN programs (http://holben-lab. dbs.umt.edu/links.php)
- RDP Classifier and SeqMatch (http://rdp.cme.msu. edu/index.jsp)
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