Applying molecular biological techniques to detecting biological agents

Clinics in Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 631-660

  Krafft, A E ^a   Kulesh, D A ^a  

^a ARMED FORCES INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

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FLUORESCENT DYE; NUCLEIC ACID;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; BLOOD ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DNA BINDING; EPIDEMIC; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; HYDROLYSIS; IMMUNOASSAY; LABORATORY TEST; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0034825337     PISSN: 02722712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0272-2712(18)30026-x     Document Type: Review

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