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Nucleic Acids (The Essentials); Target Sequences; Choice and Handling of Specimens

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This chapter contains basic information required for an understanding of subsequent text and is intended primarily for those approaching DNA methodology for the first time; it describes relevant features of nucleic acids and outlines some of the practical and theoretical considerations.

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Singleton, P. (2000). Nucleic Acids (The Essentials); Target Sequences; Choice and Handling of Specimens. In: DNA Methods in Clinical Microbiology. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-1286-6_2

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