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Polymerase Chain Reaction is a very common technic used in most laboratories to identify bacteria, fungi, viruses, or DNA encoding for a toxin, a protein. In this presentation, we will first review some examples of its uses in medical laboratories and then focus on its use for detection and identification in environmental samples.
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Garrigue, H., Patra, G., Ramisse, V. (2000). Use of PCR for Identification and Detection of Biological Agents. In: Stopa, P.J., Bartoszcze, M.A. (eds) Rapid Methods for Analysis of Biological Materials in the Environment. NATO ASI Series, vol 30. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-9534-6_21
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