TY - JOUR
T1 - Recent advances and novel applications in microbial diversity estimation based on DNA analysis methods
AU - Narváez-Zapata, J. A.
AU - Reyes-López, M. A.
PY - 2011/8
Y1 - 2011/8
N2 - This review focuses on recent patents on the exploration and quantification of microbial diversity. Only the patents based on DNA analysis techniques are considered. In general terms, the analysis of environmental samples can be investigated by using three main approaches: microarrays based technologies, genomes/metagenomes comparison and amplification and detection of operative taxonomic units. All patents can relate to the estimation of the microbial diversity, however, many of them were initially designed to detect important medical or agronomic microorganisms. Here, we briefly review recent technological achievements for DNA analysis that offer great potentials for the identification of species.
AB - This review focuses on recent patents on the exploration and quantification of microbial diversity. Only the patents based on DNA analysis techniques are considered. In general terms, the analysis of environmental samples can be investigated by using three main approaches: microarrays based technologies, genomes/metagenomes comparison and amplification and detection of operative taxonomic units. All patents can relate to the estimation of the microbial diversity, however, many of them were initially designed to detect important medical or agronomic microorganisms. Here, we briefly review recent technological achievements for DNA analysis that offer great potentials for the identification of species.
KW - DNA microarray
KW - Metagenomic
KW - Microbial diversity
KW - Molecular detection
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=79960007371&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.2174/187221511796392088
DO - 10.2174/187221511796392088
M3 - Artículo de revisión
SN - 1872-2156
VL - 5
SP - 104
EP - 109
JO - Recent Patents on DNA and Gene Sequences
JF - Recent Patents on DNA and Gene Sequences
IS - 2
ER -