RNA extraction from virus-diseased sweet potato for reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction analysis

Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology - Part B Molecular Biotechnology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 187-190

  Fenby, Nick S ^a   Seal, Susan ^b   Gibson, Richard W ^b   Foster, Gary D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

RNA purification; RT PCR; Sweet potato; Sweet potato feathery mottle virus; Total RNA isolation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EXTRACTION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT VIRUS; POTATO; RELIABILITY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA ANALYSIS; RNA PURIFICATION; SAMPLING; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 0031724186     PISSN: 10736085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02760865     Document Type: Article

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