Direct PCR of Intact Bacteria (Colony PCR)

Overview

Journal Curr Protoc Microbiol

Specialty Microbiology

Date 2016 Aug 13

PMID 27517337

Citations 22

Authors

Michael E Woodman

Christina R Savage

William K Arnold

Brian Stevenson

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Abstract

This protocol describes an efficient method for screening intact bacteria for the presence of desired DNA sequences using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR). This method is commonly referred to as colony PCR. © 2016 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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