Variation between observed and true Terminal Restriction Fragment length is dependent on true TRF length and purine content

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 121-125

  Kaplan, Christopher W ^a   Kitts, Christopher L ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

T RFLP; TRF; TRFLP

Indexed keywords

PURINE;

ANALYZER; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONTENT; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0037728487     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-7012(03)00003-4     Document Type: Article

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