MOLECULAR METHODS TO STUDY THE ORGANIZATION OF MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES

Authors
MUYZER G RAMSING NB
Citation
G. Muyzer et Nb. Ramsing, MOLECULAR METHODS TO STUDY THE ORGANIZATION OF MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES, Water science and technology, 32(8), 1995, pp. 1-9
Citations number
69
Categorie Soggetti
Water Resources","Environmental Sciences","Engineering, Civil
Journal title
Water science and technology → ACNP
ISSN journal
02731223
Volume
32
Issue
8
Year of publication
1995
Pages
1 - 9
Database
ISI
SICI code
0273-1223(1995)32:8<1:MMTSTO>2.0.ZU;2-P
Abstract
This review describes the potentials and limitations of different mole cular techniques which are nowadays used to determine the species comp osition of microbial communities, and to study the spatial distributio n of their inhabitants.