African Journal of
Microbiology Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Microbiol. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0808
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJMR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 5233

Full Length Research Paper

Amplified ribosomal DNA restriction analysis and repetitive element polymorphism-polymerase chain reaction (rep-PCR) DNA fingerprinting of members of Frankia genus

Faten Ghodhbane-Gtari*
  • Faten Ghodhbane-Gtari*
  • Laboratoire Microorganismes et Biomolécules Actives, Faculté des Sciences de Tunis, Université de Tunis El Manar, Campus Universitaire, 2092, Tunis, Tunisia
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Abdellatif Boudabous
  • Abdellatif Boudabous
  • Laboratoire Microorganismes et Biomolécules Actives, Faculté des Sciences de Tunis, Université de Tunis El Manar, Campus Universitaire, 2092, Tunis, Tunisia
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  •  Received: 09 April 2014
  •  Accepted: 12 May 2014
  •  Published: 14 May 2014

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