Gel-free species identification using melt-curve analysis

Molecular Ecology Notes

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-4

  Berry, Oliver ^a   Sarre, Stephen D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

Author keywords

DNA; Melt curve; Real time PCR; Wildlife forensics

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846022322     PISSN: 14718278     EISSN: 14718286     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-8286.2006.01541.x     Document Type: Article

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