A NOVEL TECHNIQUE FOR ISOLATION OF FRANKIA AND GENERATION OF SINGLE-SNORE CULTURES

Authors
SARMA C SEN A VARGHESE R MISRA AK
Citation
C. Sarma et al., A NOVEL TECHNIQUE FOR ISOLATION OF FRANKIA AND GENERATION OF SINGLE-SNORE CULTURES, Canadian journal of microbiology, 44(5), 1998, pp. 490-492
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology,"Biothechnology & Applied Migrobiology",Immunology,Biology
Journal title
Canadian journal of microbiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00084166
Volume
44
Issue
5
Year of publication
1998
Pages
490 - 492
Database
ISI
SICI code
0008-4166(1998)44:5<490:ANTFIO>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
The conventional isolation techniques for Frankia strains are likely t o yield mixed cultures of genetically different strains. This makes ge netic studies difficult. We report the development of a method based o n calcium alginate beads for the isolation and genetic purification of Frankia strains.