Comparison of standard, quantitative and digital PCR in the detection of enterotoxigenic Bacteroides fragilis

Scientific Reports

Volumn 6, Issue , 2016, Pages

  Purcell, Rachel V ^a   Pearson, John ^a   Frizelle, Frank A ^a   Keenan, Jacqueline I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

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EID: 84989954888     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep34554     Document Type: Article

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