Nucleic Acids in the Environment

Front Matter....Pages i-x
Introduction to Nucleic Acids in the Environment: Methods and Applications....Pages 1-7
Recovery of Bacterial Cells from Soil....Pages 9-27
Extraction, Purification, and Analysis of DNA from Soil Bacteria....Pages 29-48
Extraction and Analysis of Microbial DNA from Soil....Pages 49-67
Extraction and Amplification of DNA from the Rhizosphere and Rhizoplane of Plants....Pages 69-87
Extraction of DNA from the Phyllosphere....Pages 89-109
Specific DNA Sequences for Detection of Soil Bacteria....Pages 111-139
PCR Amplification of DNA from Root Nodules....Pages 141-151
Extraction of DNA and RNA from Aquatic Environments....Pages 153-177
PCR Amplification of DNA Recovered from the Aquatic Environment....Pages 179-218
Extraction and Amplification of 16S rRNA Genes from Deep Marine Sediments and Seawater to Assess Bacterial Community Diversity....Pages 219-239
Application of the PCR for Detection of Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Environmental Samples....Pages 241-256
Back Matter....Pages 257-260