Detection of bacteria using fluorogenic DNAzymes

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn , Issue 63, 2012, Pages 1-8

  Aguirre, Sergio D ^a   Monsur Ali, M ^a   Kanda, Pushpinder ^a   Li, Yingfu ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bacterial detection; Biochemistry; Biosensor; E. coli; Fluorogenic DNAzymes; Immunology; Issue 63

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863759562     PISSN: 1940087X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3791/3961     Document Type: Article

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