The most difficult task facing microbial ecologists is the quantitative description of microbial communities. This is due to the fact that, unlike higher organisms, there is little correlation …
Since Zuckerkandl and Pauling's [49] seminal publication, many biological molecules have been investigated for their usefulness in identifying microorganisms. Biological molecules …
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Determining the community structure of a microbial assemblage is one of the greatest challenges facing microbial ecologists. Unlike eukaryotes, the morphology of prokaryotes …
Profiling of microbial communities in environmental samples often utilizes phospholipid fatty acid (PLFA) analysis. This method has been used for more than 35 years and is still popular …
Analysis of phospholipid fatty acid (PLFA) composition is one of the most commonly used culture-independent tools for investigating microbial populations in ecological studies. This …