Bacteriophage genotyping using BOXA repetitive-PCR

Abstract Background Repetitive-PCR (rep-PCR) using BOXA1R and BOXA2R as single primers was investigated for its potential to genotype bacteriophage. Previously, this technique has been primarily used for the discrimination of bacterial strains. Reproducible DNA fingerprint patterns for various phage...

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Main Authors: Dragica Damnjanovic, Xabier Vázquez-Campos, Daniel L. Winter, Melissa Harvey, Wallace J. Bridge
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-06-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12866-020-01770-2