title: Rapid and specific method for evaluating Streptomyces competitive dynamics in complex soil communities.
abstract: Quantifying target microbial populations in complex communities remains a barrier to studying species interactions in soil environments. Quantitative PCR (qPCR) assays were developed for quantifying pathogenic Streptomyces scabiei and antibiotic-producing Streptomyces lavendulae strains in complex soil communities. This assay will be useful for evaluating the competitive dynamics of streptomycetes in soil.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plant Pathology, University of Minnesota, 495 Borlaug Hall, 1991 Upper Buford Circle, St. Paul, Minnesota 551081, USA.
authors.forename: Daniel C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Schlatter
authors.forename: Deborah A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Samac
authors.forename: Mesfin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tesfaye
authors.forename: Linda L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Kinkel
mesh_terms: D000898:Antibiosis; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*; D012988:Soil Microbiology; D013302:Streptomyces / Q000254:growth & development / Q000502:physiology*