Characterization of DNA polymerase from Pyrococcus sp. strain KOD1 and its application to PCR

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 63, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 4504-4510

  Takagi, Masahiro ^a   Nishioka, Motomu ^a   Kakihara, Hirofumi ^a   Kitabayashi, Masao ^b   Inoue, Hiroaki ^b   Kawakami, Bunsei ^b   Oka, Masanori ^b   Imanaka, Tadayuki ^c  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOYOBO CO LTD   (Japan)

^c KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; DNA POLYMERASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PYROCOCCUS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM;

EID: 0030666190     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.63.11.4504-4510.1997     Document Type: Article

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