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. 1997 Feb;35(2):339–346. doi: 10.1128/jcm.35.2.339-346.1997

Factors affecting reliability and reproducibility of amplification-based DNA fingerprinting of representative bacterial pathogens.

K D Tyler 1, G Wang 1, S D Tyler 1, W M Johnson 1
PMCID: PMC229576  PMID: 9003592

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