Elimination of bacterial DNA from Taq DNA polymerases by restriction endonuclease digestion

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 3402-3404

  Carroll, Nora M ^a,b   Adamson, Peter ^a   Okhravi, Narciss ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE; RIBOSOME RNA; TAQ POLYMERASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; DNA TEMPLATE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0032834486     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.37.10.3402-3404.1999     Document Type: Article

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