Template Secondary Structure Promotes Polymerase Jumping During PCR Amplification

Pairs of primers flanking known miniTn10 transposon insertion sites were used to confirm the presence of the transposon in DNA isolated from Legionella pneumophila mutants. It was expected that the polymerase chain reaction products derived from the mutant template would be larger than those from th...

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Main Authors: V.K. Viswanathan, Kevin Krcmarik, Nicholas P. Cianciotto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 1999-09-01
Series:BioTechniques
Online Access:https://www.future-science.com/doi/10.2144/99273st04