An improved method for purifying DNA from soil for polymerase chain reaction amplification and molecular ecology applications

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 6, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 787-791

  Porteous, L A ^a   Seidler, R J ^a   Watrud, L S ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA finger printing; Molecular ecology; PCR; Soil DNA; Soil DNA purification

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030741056     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-294X.1997.00241.x     Document Type: Article

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