Enzymatic method for extracting extracellular DNA in biofilm matrix

Cold Spring Harbor Protocols

Volumn 5, Issue 7, 2010, Pages

  Wu, Jianfeng ^a   Xi, Chuanwu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL DNA; DISPERSIN B; EXTRACELLULAR DNA; GLYCOPEPTIDASE; GLYCOSIDASE; PROTEINASE K; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; DNA EXTRACTION; ENZYMATIC DEGRADATION;

EID: 77956279865     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15596095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/pdb.prot5456     Document Type: Article

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