Variable-Number Tandem Repeats as Molecular Markers for Biotypes of Pasteuria ramosa in Daphnia spp
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Variable-number tandem repeats as molecular markers for biotypes of Pasteuria ramosa in Daphnia spp.
Variable-number tandem repeats (VNTRs) have been identified in populations of Pasteuria ramosa, a castrating endobacterium of Daphnia species. The allelic polymorphisms at 14 loci in laboratory and geographically diverse soil samples showed that VNTRs may serve as biomarkers for the genetic characterization of P. ramosa isolates.
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عنوان ژورنال: Applied and Environmental Microbiology
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0099-2240,1098-5336
DOI: 10.1128/aem.02398-06