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. 1983 Aug;36(8):929–934. doi: 10.1136/jcp.36.8.929

A miniaturised and simplified technique for typing and subtyping herpes simplex virus.

J M Darville
PMCID: PMC498424  PMID: 6308065

Abstract

A miniaturised, simplified and rapid method for typing and subtyping herpes simplex virus by restriction enzyme analysis of radioactively labelled DNA is described. This method requires far less label than those described previously, giving advantages in both cost and safety and therefore in its suitability for use in a routine laboratory. It produces results indistinguishable from those obtained by the parent method.

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