The effect of filters on aseptic pipetting lifetime of mechanical and electronic pipettors and carryover during pipetting

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 123-129

  Kolari, Marko ^b   Mannonen, S ^a   Takala, T ^b   Saris, P ^b   Suovaniemi, O ^a   Salkinoja Salonen, M S ^b  

^a Biohit Oyj   (Finland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLASMID DNA;

ARTICLE; ASEPSIS; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; ELECTRONICS; FILTER; MECHANICS; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; NONHUMAN; PIPETTE; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION;

MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS;

EID: 0032867582     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.1999.00599.x     Document Type: Article

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