Rapid, direct extraction of DNA from soils for PCR analysis using polyvinylpolypyrrolidone spin columns

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 138, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 17-22

  Berthelet, Marc ^a   Whyte, Lyle G ^a   Greer, Charles W ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

DNA extraction; PCR analysis; Soil DNA

Indexed keywords

POVIDONE;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; COLUMN CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA PURIFICATION; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL MICROFLORA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0029941934     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-1097(96)00072-9     Document Type: Article

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