A Comparison of Three DNA Extractive Procedures with Leptospira for Polymerase Chain Reaction Analysis

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 339-343

  Veloso, I F ^a   Lopes, M T P ^b   Salas, C E ^b   Moreira, E C ^a  

^a Campus da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

DNA extraction; Leptospira; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

LEPTOSPIRA;

BACTERIAL DNA; CHLOROFORM; PHENOL; PROTEINASE; PROTEINASE K;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LEPTOSPIRA; METHODOLOGY; PLANT; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

CHLOROFORM; DNA, BACTERIAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ENDOPEPTIDASE K; ENDOPEPTIDASES; LEPTOSPIRA; PHENOL; PLANTS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0034183264     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762000000300008     Document Type: Article

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