Bacterial Community Sequences of Submerged Aquatic Vegetation in the Potomac River.
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SUBMITTER: Alexiev A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6940284 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan
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Bacterial Community Sequences of Submerged Aquatic Vegetation in the Potomac River.
Alexiev Alexandra A Vann Laura E LE Lang Jenna M JM Eisen Jonathan A JA
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Here, we report results from PCR and sequencing of bacterial 16S rRNA genes from leaf and root surfaces from nine submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) samples comprising five species. Samples were from four sites along the Potomac River. ...[more]
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