Relief of amplification inhibition in PCR with bovine serum albumin or T4 gene 32 protein

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 1102-1106

  Kreader, Carol A ^a,b  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b Ortho Clinical Diagnostics Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN;

ARTICLE; CONTAMINATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; POLLUTION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0030048084     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.62.3.1102-1106.1996     Document Type: Article

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