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Assessment of soil microbial community structure by use of taxon-specific quantitative PCR assays.

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Fierer, N; Jackson, JA; Vilgalys, R; Jackson, RB
Published in: Applied and environmental microbiology
July 2005

Here we describe a quantitative PCR-based approach to estimating the relative abundances of major taxonomic groups of bacteria and fungi in soil. Primers were thoroughly tested for specificity, and the method was applied to three distinct soils. The technique provides a rapid and robust index of microbial community structure.

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Applied and environmental microbiology

DOI

EISSN

1098-5336

ISSN

0099-2240

Publication Date

July 2005

Volume

71

Issue

7

Start / End Page

4117 / 4120

Related Subject Headings

  • Species Specificity
  • Soil Microbiology
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Microbiology
  • Fungi
  • Ecosystem
  • DNA, Fungal
  • DNA, Bacterial
  • DNA Primers
 

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Fierer, N., Jackson, J. A., Vilgalys, R., & Jackson, R. B. (2005). Assessment of soil microbial community structure by use of taxon-specific quantitative PCR assays. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 71(7), 4117–4120. https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.71.7.4117-4120.2005
Fierer, Noah, Jason A. Jackson, Rytas Vilgalys, and Robert B. Jackson. “Assessment of soil microbial community structure by use of taxon-specific quantitative PCR assays.Applied and Environmental Microbiology 71, no. 7 (July 2005): 4117–20. https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.71.7.4117-4120.2005.
Fierer N, Jackson JA, Vilgalys R, Jackson RB. Assessment of soil microbial community structure by use of taxon-specific quantitative PCR assays. Applied and environmental microbiology. 2005 Jul;71(7):4117–20.
Fierer, Noah, et al. “Assessment of soil microbial community structure by use of taxon-specific quantitative PCR assays.Applied and Environmental Microbiology, vol. 71, no. 7, July 2005, pp. 4117–20. Epmc, doi:10.1128/aem.71.7.4117-4120.2005.
Fierer N, Jackson JA, Vilgalys R, Jackson RB. Assessment of soil microbial community structure by use of taxon-specific quantitative PCR assays. Applied and environmental microbiology. 2005 Jul;71(7):4117–4120.

Published In

Applied and environmental microbiology

DOI

EISSN

1098-5336

ISSN

0099-2240

Publication Date

July 2005

Volume

71

Issue

7

Start / End Page

4117 / 4120

Related Subject Headings

  • Species Specificity
  • Soil Microbiology
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Microbiology
  • Fungi
  • Ecosystem
  • DNA, Fungal
  • DNA, Bacterial
  • DNA Primers