Removal of contaminating TEM-1a β-lactamase gene from commercial Taq DNA polymerase

Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 126-128

  Song, Jae Seok ^a   Lee, Jung Hun ^a,b   Lee, Jung Hyun ^b   Jeong, Byeong Chul ^a   Lee, Won Keun ^a   Lee, Sang Hee ^a  

^a Myong Ji University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Research Institute of Ships and Ocean Engineering   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Decontamination; DNase I; Taq DNA polymerase; TEM type lactamase

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAMASE; BETA LACTAMASE TEM 1; BETA-LACTAMASE TEM-1; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE; TAQ POLYMERASE;

ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; EQUIPMENT; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

BETA-LACTAMASES; DECONTAMINATION; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASES; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; TAQ POLYMERASE;

EID: 33646825237     PISSN: 12258873     EISSN: 12258873     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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