The detection of Escherichia coli DNA in the ancient remains of Lindow Man using the polymerase chain reaction

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 351-354

  Fricker, E J ^b   Spigelman, M ^a   Fricker, C R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b THAMES WATER UTILITIES LTD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHAINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SILICA;

DNA FRAGMENT; E. COLI; EXTRACTION AND PURIFICATIONS; GUT CONTENTS; HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; IRON AGE; LEARN+;

DNA;

BACTERIAL DNA; DNA FRAGMENT; GUANIDINE DERIVATIVE; GUANIDINE THIOCYANIC ACID; SILICON DIOXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTHROPOLOGY; ARTICLE; DNA DETERMINATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EVOLUTION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VOLUNTEER;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0030957162     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1472-765X.1997.00066.x     Document Type: Article

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