Colony PCR is a rapid and sensitive method for DNA amplification in yeasts

Iranian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 40-44

  Mirhendi, H ^a   Diba, K ^a   Rezaei, A ^a   Jalalizand, N ^a   Hosseinpur, L ^a   Khodadadi, H ^b  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b Esfahan Organizations for Social Insurance ^*  (Iran)

Author keywords

Colony PCR; Diagnosis; Yeast

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947537937     PISSN: 22516085     EISSN: 22516093     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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