Effect of inhibitors in clinical specimens on Taq and Tth DNA polymerase-based PCR amplification of influenza A virus

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 47, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1131-1135

  Poddar, S K ^a   Sawyer, M H ^a   Connor, J D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ALGINATE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CYTIDINE TRIPHOSPHATE; DNA POLYMERASE; PHOSPHORUS 32; RNA; VIRUS DNA;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME BAND; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME INHIBITION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; NASOPHARYNX; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION; THERMUS AQUATICUS; THERMUS THERMOPHILUS; THROAT CULTURE; TRANSPORT MEDIUM;

EID: 0031759842     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00222615-47-12-1131     Document Type: Article

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