Amplification and sequencing of the control regions of BK and JC virus from human urine by polymerase chain reaction
✍ Scribed by Trond Flægstad; Arnfinn Sundsfjord; Ray R. Arthur; Michael Pedersen; Terje Traavik; Suresh Subramani
- Book ID
- 113209401
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1991
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 544 KB
- Volume
- 180
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0042-6822
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