A sensitive detection method for genetically modified MaisGard™ corn using a nested PCR-system

LWT

Volumn 31, Issue 7-8, 1998, Pages 664-667

  Zimmermann, Andreas ^a   Hemmer, Wolfram ^b   Liniger, Marianne ^a   Lüthy, Jürg ^a   Pauli, Urs ^a  

^a FEDERAL OFFICE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Switzerland)

^b GATC GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Corn; Detection method; Genetically modified organism (GMO); MaisGard ; Nested polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. BOTRYTIS; CAULIFLOWER MOSAIC VIRUS; OSTRINIA NUBILALIS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0000004682     PISSN: 00236438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/fstl.1998.0422     Document Type: Article

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