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Stable isotope probing — linking microbial identity to function

Stable isotope probing — linking microbial identity to function
Stable isotope probing — linking microbial identity to function
Stable isotope probing (SIP) is a technique that is used to identify the microorganisms in environmental samples that use a particular growth substrate. The method relies on the incorporation of a substrate that is highly enriched in a stable isotope, such as 13C, and the identification of active microorganisms by the selective recovery and analysis of isotope-enriched cellular components. DNA and rRNA are the most informative taxonomic biomarkers and 13C-labelled molecules can be purified from unlabelled nucleic acid by density-gradient centrifugation. The future holds great promise for SIP, particularly when combined with other emerging technologies such as microarrays and metagenomics
1740-1526
499-504
Dumont, Marc
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Murrell, J. Colin
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Dumont, Marc
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Murrell, J. Colin
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Dumont, Marc and Murrell, J. Colin (2005) Stable isotope probing — linking microbial identity to function. Nature Reviews Microbiology, 3 (6), 499-504. (doi:10.1038/nrmicro1162).

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Stable isotope probing (SIP) is a technique that is used to identify the microorganisms in environmental samples that use a particular growth substrate. The method relies on the incorporation of a substrate that is highly enriched in a stable isotope, such as 13C, and the identification of active microorganisms by the selective recovery and analysis of isotope-enriched cellular components. DNA and rRNA are the most informative taxonomic biomarkers and 13C-labelled molecules can be purified from unlabelled nucleic acid by density-gradient centrifugation. The future holds great promise for SIP, particularly when combined with other emerging technologies such as microarrays and metagenomics

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Published date: June 2005
Organisations: Centre for Biological Sciences

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Local EPrints ID: 387954
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/387954
ISSN: 1740-1526
PURE UUID: e337e76c-bdc0-45fa-9ba0-5b7d7e8f65b1
ORCID for Marc Dumont: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-7347-8668

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Author: Marc Dumont ORCID iD
Author: J. Colin Murrell

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