Multi-template polymerase chain reaction

Biomolecular Detection and Quantification

Volumn 2, Issue C, 2014, Pages 11-29

  Kalle, Elena ^a,e   Kubista, Mikael ^b,c   Rensing, Christopher ^d  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b TATAA Biocenter ^*  (Sweden)

^c INSTITUTE OF BIOTECHNOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^e ALL RUSSIA RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Chimera; Multi template PCR

Indexed keywords

DNA 16S; DNA POLYMERASE; HETERODUPLEX; PRIMER DNA;

AMPLICON; CONTAMINATION; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; DENATURING HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; DIGITAL POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; DNA DNA HYBRIDIZATION; DNA SEQUENCE; EMULSION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; FRACTIONATION; GENE DOSAGE; GENE FREQUENCY; HUMAN; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MULTI TEMPLATE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 84927932681     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22147535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bdq.2014.11.002     Document Type: Review

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