Supplement 1: 1.1.1. Extraction of microbial DNA from aquatic sources: Marine environments; J.H. Paul. 1.2.1. Extraction of microbial RNA from aquatic sources: Marine environments; S.L. Pichard, J.H. Paul. 1.3.2. Direct extraction of microbial DNA from soils and sediments; W.H. Johnston, et al. 1.4.1. Detection of microbial genes from the rhizosphere by magnetic capture hybridization and subsequent amplification of target genes by PCR; C. Jacobson. 2.1.1. Quantification of nucleic acids; V. Torsvik. 2.1.2. Parameters of nucleic acid hybridization experiments; C.N. Nakatsu, L.J. Forney. 2.8.2. Soil; E. Baath. - Basic Work: Extraction of Microbial DNA from Sewage and Manure; K. Smalla. Cell Extraction Method; V. Torsvik. Polymerase Chain Reaction (pcr) Analysis of Soil Microbial DNA; J.D. van Elsas, A.C. Wolters. Extraction and pcr Amplification of DNA from the Rhizoplane; P.A. Bramwell, et al. Extraction of Microbial DNA from the Phylloplane; P.A. Bramwell, et al. Extraction of Ribosomal DNA from Microbial Cultures; E. Stackebrandt, N. Ward. In situ Identification of Micro-organisms by Whole Cell Hybridization with RNA-Targeted Nucleic Acid Probes; R.I. Amann. Immunofluorescence Colony-Staining (IFC); J.W.L. van Vuurde, J.M. van der Wolf. Fluorescent Staining of Microbes for Total Direct Counts; J. Bloem. Natural Transformation in Aquatic Environments; J.H. Paul, H.G. Williams. Phage Ecology and Genetic Exchange in Soil; P.R. Herron. Design of Microcosms to Provide Data Reflecting Field Trials of GEMs; M.A. Hood, R. J. Seidler. Methods for Extracting DNA from Microbial Mats and Cultivated Micro-organisms: High Molecular Weight DNA from French Press Lysis; M.M. Bateson, D.M. Ward. Bacterial Community Fingerprinting of Amplified 16S and 16-23S Ribosomal DNA Gene Sequences and Restriction Endonuclease Analysis (ARDRA); A.A. Massol-Deya, et al. Detection of Gene Transfer in the Environment: Conjugation in Soil; E. Smit, J.D. van Elsas. Direct and Simultaneous Extraction of DNA and RNA from Soil; S. Selenska-Pobell. Sequence Databases; W. Ludwig. Extraction of Microbial Community DNA from Soils; J.D. van Elsas, K. Malla. Investigation of Fungal Phylogeny on the Basis of Small Ribosomal Subunit RNA Sequences; Y. van de Peer, R. de Wachter. Biodegradation Genes as Marker Genes in Microbial Ecosystems; B.M. Applegate, et al. Preparation of Radioactive Probes; M. Cunningham. Detection of Nucleic Acids by Chemiluminescence; M. Cunningham, et al. Gel Purification of Soil DNA Extracts; D.D. Myrold, et al. Detection of Microbial DNA Sequences by Colony Hybridization; P.R. Hirsch. Partial and Complete 16s RDNA Sequences, their Use in Generation of 16s RDNA Phylogenetic Trees and their Implications in Molecular Ecological Studies; E. Stackebrandt, F.A. Rainey. Extraction of Microbial DNA from Aquatic Sources: Freshwater; R.W. Pickup, et al. Slide Immunoenzymatic Assay (SIA); E.C. de Macario, A.J.L. Macario. (Part contents).
