Nucleic acid approaches to toxin detection

PCR is commonly used for detecting contamination of foods by toxigenic bacteria. However, it is unknown whether it is suitable for detecting toxins in samples which are unlikely to contain bacterial cells, such as purified biological weapons. Quantitative real-time PCR assays were developed for am...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Chatwell, Nicola
Format: Thesis (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
Published: 2013
Online Access:http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/13666/
http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/13666/1/Nic_Chatwell_mphil_dec_2013.pdf