Presence of β-lactamase gene TEM-1 DNA sequence in commercial Taq DNA polymerase [4]

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 530-531

  Chiang, Chuen Sheue ^a   Liu, Chang Pan ^a   Weng, Li Chuan ^a   Wang, Nai Yu ^a   Liaw, Gwo Jen ^b  

^a MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAMASE; TAQ POLYMERASE;

BETA LACTAMASE GENE; DNA SEQUENCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUKARYOTE; EXPRESSION VECTOR; GENE AMPLIFICATION; LETTER; MICROBIAL IDENTIFICATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROKARYOTE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; THERMUS AQUATICUS;

BASE SEQUENCE; BETA-LACTAMASES; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; TAQ POLYMERASE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUKARYOTA; PROKARYOTA; THERMUS AQUATICUS;

EID: 11844281571     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.43.1.530-531.2005     Document Type: Letter

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