454 Pyrosequencing reveals diversity of Bdellovibrio and like organisms in fresh and salt water.
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PROVIDER: S-EPMC4492430 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jan
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454 Pyrosequencing reveals diversity of Bdellovibrio and like organisms in fresh and salt water.
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 20141109 1
Bdellovibrio-and-like organisms (BALOs) are Gram-negative, predatory bacteria that inhabit terrestrial, freshwater and saltwater environments. They have been detected primarily by culture-dependent methods which have limitations. In this study, diversity and community structure of BALOs in freshwater and saltwater samples were characterized by 16S rRNA gene pyrosequencing with specific BALO group primers. Novel Bacteriovorax 16S rDNA sequences were found both in saltwater enrichment cultures and ...[more]
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