Locked nucleic acid flow cytometry-fluorescence in situ hybridization (LNA flow-FISH): A method for bacterial small RNA detection

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn , Issue 59, 2012, Pages 1-6

  Robertson, Kelly L ^a   Vora, Gary J ^a  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

FISH; Flow cytometry; Fluorescence in situ hybridization; Immunology; Issue 59; Locked nucleic acid; sRNA; Vibrio

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856986644     PISSN: 1940087X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3791/3655     Document Type: Article

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