Biased 16S rDNA PCR amplification caused by interference from DNA flanking the template region

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 141-149

  Hansen, Martin Christian ^a   Tolker Nielsen, Tim ^a   Givskov, Michael ^a   Molin, Søren ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

16S rDNA; Bacterium; Bias; PCR

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; RIBOSOME DNA;

ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; DNA FLANKING REGION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0031842162     PISSN: 01686496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-6496(98)00031-2     Document Type: Article

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