One-step RT-droplet digital PCR: A breakthrough in the quantification of waterborne RNA viruses

Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry

Volumn 406, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 661-667

  Rački, Nejc ^a   Morisset, Dany ^a,b   Gutierrez Aguirre, Ion ^a,b   Ravnikar, Maja ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGY   (Slovenia)

^b Centre of Excellence for Biosensors   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Digital PCR; Droplet digital PCR; Quantification; Real time PCR; Waterborne virus

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EQUIPMENT; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA VIRUS;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA VIRUSES; RNA, VIRAL; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 84894901261     PISSN: 16182642     EISSN: 16182650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00216-013-7476-y     Document Type: Article

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