Culture-Independence for Surveillance and Epidemiology

Culture-independent methods in microbiology (quantitative PCR (qPCR), sequencing, microarrays, direct from sample matrix assisted laser desorption/ionization time of flight mass spectroscopy (MALDI-TOF MS), etc.) are disruptive technology. Rather than providing the same results as culture-based meth...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Benjamin C. Kirkup
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2013-09-01
Series:Pathogens
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/2/3/556