Residual DNA in thermostable DNA polymerases - a cause of irritation in diagnostic PCR and microarray assays

Biologicals

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 145-147

  Ehricht, Ralf ^a   Hotzel, Helmut ^b   Sachse, Konrad ^b   Slickers, Peter ^a  

^a CLONDIAG GmbH   (Germany)

^b FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Diagnostic microarray; DNA; PCR; Polymerase

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; DNA POLYMERASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CHLAMYDIA; CROSS REACTION; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; DNA MICROARRAY; DNA SEQUENCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMOSTABILITY;

CHLAMYDIACEAE; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA-DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TAQ POLYMERASE; TEMPERATURE;

CHLAMYDIAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 33947253504     PISSN: 10451056     EISSN: 10958320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biologicals.2006.04.001     Document Type: Article

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